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ST. GEORGE — St. George trucking business owner Dave Cox was given a fitting sendoff on Saturday, with six of Cox Trucking's signature blue semi trucks, their horns blaring loudly, accompanying the post-funeral procession to the cemetery.
Cox, who passed away at 67 years old on April 3 surrounded by his family after a two-and-a-half-year battle with pancreatic cancer, was eulogized during a 90-minute service in a packed auditorium on the Dixie Technical College campus.
"There was a lot of laughing and you know, good stories about him, and lots of tears, but it was a celebration of his life," said Shanna Lelli, a consultant who has worked full-time on behalf of Cox Trucking for the past nine years.
Funeral speakers included Cox's sister Karen Reber, his son Brecken Cox and daughter McCall Graff, in addition to longtime friend Kevin Norton. A group of his grandchildren sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" toward the end of the program.
