Cox, Essie Faye MARSHALL -- Graveside services for Essie Faye Cox will be 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at Algoma South Cemetery. Mrs. Cox was born July 20, 1914, in Mineola. She worked as a retail clerk for K. Wooten and Bealls, and was a member of Summitt Methodist Church. Survivors include her sons, Loran Cox and James "Scooter" Cox; daughter, Wanda Sikes; sister, Erma Gratham; and brother, Neal Crawford. Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, preceding the service, at Downs Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family by e-mail at keithadowns@aol.com. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/25/2006.