Leonora Cox

Leonora Cox

Leonora Cox on her 110th birthday

Pending

Leonora Margaret Cox (née Valentine; 30 December 1907 – 6 April 2020) was a British-American supercentenarian whose age is currently pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She may be the third-oldest living person in the state of Connecticut, USA, after Florence Carroll and Margaret Quinn.

Biography

Leonora Cox was born Leonora Margaret Valentine in England, UK. Her father died aged 43 of injuries sustained while fighting in World War 1, while both her mother and maternal grandmother lived to be 98.

As a young adult, she travelled to many European countries, including Switzerland and Germany. By 1932, she was living in Sussex, England, where she married silversmith Harry Cox and had a son, Harry Jr., with him.

The family moved to the United States in 1938, and struggled to find work as the US was still suffering from effects of the Great Depression. Harry found a job with General Motors, and later joined the US Army. In his later life, Harry served in the Pacific War Theater.

Harry passed away in 1972 after 40 years of marriage. As a centenarian, Leonora used a walking stick and had lost her sight to glaucoma. By her 110th birthday in 2017, she was living in a nursing home and celebrated becoming a supercentenarian with her family and friends.

Cox died in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, on 6 April 2020 at the age of 112 years, 98 days.

References

• Region's Seniors Remember the Depression Global Action on Aging
• Cox reflects on 102 years Fairfield Citizen
• FAIRFIELD SENIOR CELEBRATES 110TH BIRTHDAY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Facebook
• 111th confirmation Facebook
• Leonora Cox Obituary Leskopolke Funeral Home