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CLAYTON - Robert D. Coxe Jr., of Clayton, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. He was 60. Mr. Coxe was born March 16, 1950, in Wilmington, the son of the late Robert D. Coxe Sr. …
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CLAYTON - Robert D. Coxe Jr., of Clayton, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. He was 60. Mr. Coxe was born March 16, 1950, in Wilmington, the son of the late Robert D. Coxe Sr. and Beatrice Lyons Coxe. He was very patriotic and proud to have served his country honorably during the Vietnam War in the U.S. Army. He retired as a Service Foreman for Hercules, Inc. in after 25 years of service and most recently worked as a Police Officer for Capitol Police at the Superior Court House in Georgetown. Mr. Coxe was a hard working man who enjoyed his work and liked dressing in uniform. He enjoyed taking care of his wife and loved all of his children and grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Billy, Chucky, and Johnny Coxe; and a sister, Lizzy. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; three daughters, Marcy Duffy and her husband Randall of Wyoming, Tammy Barr of Dover, and Deanna Lopez and her husband Joseph of Camden; a son, Robert D. Coxe, III and his wife Felicia of Smyrna; a sister, Doris Rivera and her husband Carmelo of Glasgow; a brother, Avery Gray and his wife Marie of West Chester, Pa.; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be noon, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in the Townsend Freewill Baptist Church located at 4519 S. DuPont Pkwy, Townsend, where friends may call at 10 a.m. Burial will be at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to Faries Funeral Home to help defray funeral expenses. Condolence letters may be sent by visiting www.fariesfuneralhome.com.