Walter Ray Cox

1942 - 2013  (70 years)

• Name	Walter Ray Cox  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	10 Jun 1942	Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Walter Cox Sr  [7]
  Residence	1950	Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Residence	1959	North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Residence	4 Jan 1961	High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Murder Charge - Walter Ray Cox	4 Sep 1968	Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA   [8]
  		Newspapers.com - The News-Digest - 4 Sep 1968 - 1 Murder Charge - Walter Ray Cox
  Sentenced 8 Years - Walter Ray Cox	9 Apr 1969	Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA   [9]
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Star - 9 Apr 1969 - 1 Sentenced 8 Years - Walter Ray Cox
  Manslaughter - Walter Ray Cox	16 Apr 1969	Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA   [10]
  		Newspapers.com - The News-Digest - 16 Apr 1969 - 1 Manslaughter - Walter Ray Cox
  Freed - Walter Ray Cox	1 Dec 1972	Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA   [11]
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Star - 1 Dec 1972 - 11 Freed - Walter Ray Cox
  Residence	1991	Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA   [7]
  Reference Number	28019
  Death	25 May 2013	Loranger, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I28019	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Ray Emory Cox,   b. 7 Jun 1922, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Nov 1994 (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Katherine Alta McCormick,   b. Feb 1922, Surry, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Jun 1950, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F18672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jo Marlyn Cox,   b. 17 Aug 1941, Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA d. 12 Sep 2009, Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, USA (Age 68 years)
  Children	+ 1. Billie Jo Cox,   b. 7 May 1966, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA d. 10 Aug 2020, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F18671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Evelyn Hunt,   b. 1 Aug 1937   d. 25 Feb 2017, Star, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA (Age 79 years)
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F18831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 3
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F18837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jun 1942 - Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1959 - North Carolina, USA Residence - 4 Jan 1961 - High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Murder Charge - Walter Ray Cox - 4 Sep 1968 - Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA Sentenced 8 Years - Walter Ray Cox - 9 Apr 1969 - Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA Manslaughter - Walter Ray Cox - 16 Apr 1969 - Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA Freed - Walter Ray Cox - 1 Dec 1972 - Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1991 - Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA Death - 25 May 2013 - Loranger, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
  	Newspapers.com - The Daily Star - 9 Apr 1969 - 1 Sentenced 8 Years - Walter Ray Cox
  	Newspapers.com - The Daily Star - 1 Dec 1972 - 11 Freed - Walter Ray Cox
  	Newspapers.com - The News-Digest - 16 Apr 1969 - 1 Manslaughter - Walter Ray Cox
  	Newspapers.com - The News-Digest - 4 Sep 1968 - 1 Murder Charge - Walter Ray Cox

  
  

• Sources

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