Virginia Frances Dorough Cox

Virginia Frances Dorough Cox, 92, of Birmingham, passed away December 26, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at 12:00, Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Trussville. She graduated from Woodlawn High School. 

  Virginia married the love of her life, Bill Cox, on March 8, 1952 and was happily married for 72 wonderful years until the time of Bill’s death in March of 2024. Virginia was a homemaker, supportive wife, loving mother, proud grandmother and great grandmother. She provided a wonderful loving home for her family and took great pride in doing so. She was a member of Hunter Street Baptist Church, and like Bill, enjoyed being with the many dear friends in her Sunday school class.

 Virginia loved being with her family. Gigi, as she was lovingly called, was truly grandmother extraordinaire. She always had the mixer and oven ready to make cookies, cakes and banana bread with grandchildren Foster, Mackenzie, Peyton and Will. She was active in their lives whether it was running them to practices, going to soccer games, football games, lacrosse games, watching cheerleading, helping with homework or going shopping. She always had time for what the grandchildren wanted, but more importantly what they needed. They were the light of her life and always knew Gigi’s house was going to be fun. Virginia was also able to enjoy and be with her first great grandchild Maggie the past year. 

 Virginia was preceded in death by her parents Ivy Talmadge Dorough, Flora Shirley Dorough and grandson William Foster Cox. She is survived by her son William Talmadge “Tal” Cox, daughter, Elise Cox Pratt, grandchildren Mackenzie Nicole Cox, Peyton Pratt Hale, (Clark Hale), William Thomas “Will” Pratt, great-granddaughter Maggie Elizabeth Hale, special sister-in-law Martha H. Dorough, and many beloved nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Right at Home and Compassus Hospice for their care.

 In lieu of flowers, a contribution to your charity of choice or Samaritan's Purse would be appreciated.

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