David Cox

David Raymond Cox

December 18, 1919 ~ June 17, 2017

David Raymond Cox, beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed from this mortal existence on June 17, 2017.  He will be greatly missed, but he will now be reunited with his lifelong sweetheart, Janis and so many loved ones who have gone before him.

David was born on December 18, 1919 in Orangeville, Utah, to Robert Raymond and Florence Mary Evans Cox. He spent an idyllic childhood in and around Orangeville.

David pursued higher education at Brigham Young University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1941. While living in Provo, in 1942, he met his sweetheart, Janis Phyllis Utley. They were married in the Manti Temple on June 11, 1942.

After World War II commenced, David enlisted as an officer in the Marine Corps. He was deployed almost immediately after marriage to Janis. As an artillery commander, he fought in Saipan, Tarawa, and Tinian. During his four years of military service, David and Janis frequently exchanged letters and photographs, which reflected their deep love for one another.

After the war, David continued his studies at the University of Utah, where he earned a Master’s degree and a doctorate of Philosophy. He also pursued a family. David and Janis had six children, five daughters, and one son. He was first and foremost, a family man.

David served as Dean of Students at College of Eastern Utah in Price, Utah, from 1954 to 1964. From 1964 through 1968 he was an associate professor in Educational Psychology with the University of Utah team in Ethiopia, East Africa. He and his large family spent four years in East Africa. During this time, David and his family saw many of the world’s wonders.

In 1968, David returned to Utah to become a professor of Educational Psychology at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.  He held that position until he retired in 1986.

David was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many positions in the church. He and Janis served a mission to the Regina, Saskatchewan Mission.

David loved to read and travel. He spent many summer days with his family at their cabin in Fish Lake, Utah. He cherished family above all else. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He had a beautiful mind and heart, a warm and funny sense of humor, and the most amazing blue eyes.

David was preceded in death by his wife, Janis, father and mother, sisters, Hannah Huntington and Jean Olsen, son-in-law, John Greene, and grandson, David Judd. He is survived by his children, Karen (Richard) Judd, Dorothy Greene, Cathleen (Steve) Richins, Marcia (Dennis) Anderson, Alan David (Roxane) Cox, and Cindy (Mike) Woolsey, 19 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Highland LDS Ward Chapel, 1314 27th Street, Ogden. A viewing for friends and family will take place between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. before service.  Interment, Lindquist’s Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Rd. Services entrusted to Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary.

David’s family would like to thank the many helpers at Our House Assisted Living in North Ogden, Dr. Kathleen Deremer, and most of all the exceptional individuals at Summit Hospice…Brenda, Ashley, Angel, and Wes, who provided comfort and loving care the last two years of his life.