Catherine Ruth Heard Cox, 86, of Corinth passed away on July 25, 2022 in Denton, Texas. She was born in New London, CT. on November 18, 1935.

In her teens, as a Catholic, she aspired to become a nun or a nurse.  She went on to study nursing at TWU where she joined a local Baptist church.  Soon after, her religion changed as well as her major. She then met the love of her life, Tom and they married in Denton on May 20, 1959 and both received degrees from UNT. They moved to Crane in West Texas where he was a high school teacher and they had their first son.

Later they moved to Tyler where she taught Art at Tyler Junior College and had two more sons. The family moved to Austin in 1968. Cathy taught dog obedience classes and bridge among other things. In 1981 they opened an art and picture framing gallery where she also taught watercolors, acrylics and oils. In 1987 they moved to the Dallas metroplex where she lived out her days.

While raising their three boys, she earned her Master's Degree in Art. She felt that God called her to be a teacher.  A vocation she never desired, but later became her passion. Cathy loved teaching others, studying the bible and sharing the love of Jesus.  Most of her adult life she was teaching various levels of Sunday school ending with her beloved senior adult classes. Cathy's life has now come full circle resting in the city where her marriage began May 20, 1959. Her body is buried on earth but her soul is now in the loving hands of her eternal Father in Heaven. Her heart's desire is for everyone to know the love of Jesus Christ.

She is survived by her sons, Thomas J. Cox, III and his wife, Jeanne of Roanoke, Robert Cox and his wife, Terri of Denton, and Chris Cox of Corinth, her brother, Peter Heard and his wife Judy, of Naples FL, sister-in-law, Ann Heard of Marion NC. Grandchildren, Will Cox, Kristi Cox, and Joshua Cox. Great-grandson, Clayton Cox. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Cox, Jr, her mother Dorothy Heard and father John Heard, brothers, Robert Heard, John Heard and his wife, Nancy.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 11:00 AM Denton Bible Church - Chapel. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the Church from 10:00-11:00 AM. Interment will be held at Roselawn Memorial Park in Denton, TX. at 2:00 PM.