Donna Mae (Cox) McCormick |
| Posted 2021-09-25 by mhenderson |
| Published by Parker Pioneer on Sep. 22, 2021 - Parker, Arizona >> Oct. 29, 1937 - Sep. 12, 2021 << Donna's parents were Don Leonard Cox and Hattie Mae Beirne. They were the parents of five children. Her two surviving brothers are Leonard Cox (Charlotte) of Parker, Ariz. and John Thomas Cox of Fresno, Calif. Donna has two step-sons: Marcus "Ted" McCormick and Jason McCormick, both of Mesa, Ariz. Ted and his wife, Kimberly, have two sons; Brandon M. McCormick and Austin T. McCormick. She also has two nephews: Justin Cox and his wife Jennifer and Daniel Cox and his wife, Misty. She also has two nieces: Chere and Alex Liu and Julie and Ron Goodwin. There are three great-nieces and, one great-nephew, and numerous cousins and in-laws. Donna was preceded in death by her beloved husband Daniel McCormick; two brothers, Coit R. and Daniel David Cox, and her parents. Daniel and Donna were married in 1987 in Palo Verde, Ariz. They moved to Johnson City, Texas in 1994. Donna attended all 12 grades in the Parker, Ariz. schools. Daniel McCormick was in her graduating class of 1956. Donna attended Arizona State University in Tempe and Bob Jones University in Greenville, N.C. She received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. She majored in Elementary Education and minored in Home Economics and Early Childhood Education. She had a later minor in Library Science. She taught 5th Grade for one year in Las Vegas and taught Head Start for 10 years in Parker. She taught for 16 years in Palo Verde, Ariz., teaching 4th and 5th Grades while also serving as a special reading teacher and librarian. Donna accepted Christ as her Savior in October 1956 at ASU. She has been active in the various Baptist churches which she attended, teaching Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, AWANA, Children's Church, Bible studies and signing in the choir. In Johnson City, Texas she was active in the Community Garden Club and Round Mountain Extension Club. In Parker, she was active in the Parker Woman's Civic Club. She served as president in all of these organizations. She was also a charter and lifetime member of the La Paz Regional Hospital Auxiliary in Parker. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Parker. |
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