Brenda Cox, daughter of the late Bobby D. Barrett and Correene Sitton Barrett, was born on December 7, 1951, in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on January 17, 2025, at Mercy Stoddard County Hospital in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 73 years.

Mrs. Cox was a former clerk for Stovall’s in Dexter, JC Penney Catalog Store and Wal-Mart in Malden, Missouri. She enjoyed bowling and softball in her younger years. She was an avid Cardinals fan and loved attending games as often as she could. She had yearly trips with her friend Jan Shuffler. One of her favorite places was Destin, Florida.

On March 25, 1978, in Dexter, Missouri, she united in marriage with Leslie F. Cox. Mr. Cox preceded her in death on April 17, 2005.

She is survived by one brother, Robert Barrett and his wife, Christine of Bloomfield, Missouri; one sister, Donna South and her husband James of Dexter, Missouri; sister-in-law, Cathy Starnes and her husband Gary of Dexter, Missouri; brother-in-law, Floyd Cox, Jr. of Edgewater, Florida; nieces and nephews, Amber Starnes, Ashley Starnes, April Wamble, James Adam South, and Amy Kay South; great-nieces, Scarlett South, Kaycee Wamble, and Maycee Wamble.

Other than her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one brother, Larry Lynn Barrett.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday January 23, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.