Visitation:
Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Family
Catholic Church in Lincoln
Rosary Service will be held
at 9:30 a.m.
Service:
11 a.m. Thursday at the church
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Theresa Marie Cox, 84, of Lincoln
passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Carle
BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, July 7,
2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in
Lincoln with Rev. Narcis Katambe officiating.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00
a.m. at the church on Thursday prior to the service.
A Rosary Service will be held at 9:30 a.m. prior to
the visitation at the church.
Burial will be at a later date at the Horse Creek
Cemetery in Pawnee, Illinois.
Theresa Marie Looney was born on August 3, 1937 in
Jersey City, New Jersey the daughter of Francis A.
and Dorothy Ellin Looney.
She was united in marriage to George Franklin Cox on
February 16, 1957 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
in Lincoln. He preceded her in death on June 30,
1999.
Surviving are her three sons: George M. “Mike”
(Janet) Cox of Lincoln, Greg (Theresa) Cox of Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina, Joe(Wendy Smith) Cox of
Maricopa, Arizona. Nine grandchildren, twenty great
grandchildren, one great great granddaughter. Three
brothers: Frank Looney of Springfield, Joe Looney of
Lincoln, Bernie Hoppy (Maureen) Looney. Several
nieces and nephews also survive. |
She was preceded in death by one
daughter: Mary Lois Matson, one grandson: Zachary
Anderson.
Theresa graduated from Sacred Heart High School in
1955. She retired from the Lincoln Development
Center after forty-two years of service.
She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church,
Knights of Columbus Auxiliary and Emblem Club.
Her hobbies were photography and spending time with
her grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Family Building
Fund.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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