Wilfred Cox
It is with sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Wilfred Cox, aged 90 years, a retired Police Officer. Wilfred died on Monday 10 August 2020.
Wilfred joined the County Force in 1952 and served at Mansfield, rural at Carlton and Newark, ending up as the LIO at Newark, . He was one of the first rural Officers to have a motor cycle for his patrols. He retired in 1982. He leaves a widow Gertrude his suffering from dementia and is unable to help and two children.
The funeral for Wilfred Cox is at 10.00am Friday 14 August 2020.
It is at the Chapel of Rest at the Carlton Funeral Service, 11a Bexon Court, Foxhill Road East, Carlton NG4 1SQ
There is only seven mourners allowed.
If you wish please leave your comments below
John Kennedy
Secretary, Notts NARPO
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Bill was the LIO at Newark when I started my service. He was always helpful and cheerful. Remember working a Mansfield Town football match with him and laughing at the confusion he caused wearing a uniform flat cap instead of a helmet.
RIP Bill
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It is with great sadness I learned of Wilfs death. I joined as a fresh faced youth in June 1978 and had to wait until Feb the following year for a place at the Dishforth Training Centre. In the meantime, I was posted to Newark where I was put in the LIO office under the supervision of Wilfred. He was a lovely fella and I got on with him so well. He could have easily ignored me, but that wasn’t his nature and I learnt a lot from him.
I never saw him again, but we stayed in touch until he left a few years later. He was always keen to hear how I was doing.
I was posted to Canning Circus where I was a friend of Wilfs son Steve Cox.
RIP Wilf and thanks for looking after me…………
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Bill (as everyone knew him) was a genuine, big-hearted man. He was a well loved and respected part of the community he policed. He was a big man, a typical ‘Village Bobby’. What/who he didn’t know on his beat wasn’t worth bothering about. I knew him during the late 60s/early 70s and always found him and his wife lovely people. They don’t make ‘em like Bill any more !! R.I.P. mate.
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Mick Cox – I was his brother. Wilf or Bill as he was known by most people was a bit of a black sheep of the family. I had not seen him for over 8 years. I did have some good times with him. I often had a pint and a game of pool with him for a number of years but suddenly he broke off contact despite me making a number of telephone calls to him.
His sister had not seen him for over 30 years. His son Stephen had not seen him for 26 years. All three of us went to his funeral.
I hope he is now at peace with himself.
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