1930
Carolyn
2018
Carolyn Bearden Cox
May 15, 1930 — August 13, 2018
Carolyn Bearden Cox passed away on August 13, 2018 at NHC Hendersonville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Bearden Sr. and Willie Lollar Bearden; sister, Roberta Tucker; and brother, Claude Bearden, Jr. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Kenneth W Cox; daughters, Claudia McGill (Bob) and Melissa Hinson (David); three grandchildren, Andrew McGill, Macgregor and Murphy Hinson, and one brother, John Bearden.
Carolyn graduated from East High School; Ward Belmont College, and Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She taught school for several years in Illinois and then in Nashville. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville for over 50 years. There she sang in the choir and played in the hand bell choir for 30 years. She loved golf and held memberships at Blue Grass Yacht and Country Club and earlier at Old Hickory Country Club. She was a member of the Nashville Women’s Golf Association and also served two terms as chairman of the Bluegrass Women’s “18 Hole” group.
There are no services planned at this time. A private interment service will be held later at the Nashville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Bearden Sr. and Willie Lollar Bearden; sister, Roberta Tucker; and brother, Claude Bearden, Jr. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Kenneth W Cox; daughters, Claudia McGill (Bob) and Melissa Hinson (David); three grandchildren, Andrew McGill, Macgregor and Murphy Hinson, and one brother, John Bearden.
Carolyn graduated from East High School; Ward Belmont College, and Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She taught school for several years in Illinois and then in Nashville. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville for over 50 years. There she sang in the choir and played in the hand bell choir for 30 years. She loved golf and held memberships at Blue Grass Yacht and Country Club and earlier at Old Hickory Country Club. She was a member of the Nashville Women’s Golf Association and also served two terms as chairman of the Bluegrass Women’s “18 Hole” group.
There are no services planned at this time. A private interment service will be held later at the Nashville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
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