Ethel H. Cox, 88, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on February 29, 2012 in Prince Frederick, MD. She was born on June 14, 1923 in Stoakley, MD to William and Ethel M. Rawlings Hodges. She was raised on the banks of the Patuxent River near Leitches Warf with her four brothers and two sisters. She was a graduate of Calvert High School and was the Vice President of Cox Alarm, Inc. Her hobbies were gardening, collecting antiques, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Charles Allen Cox, her parents, her brothers Leon, Rawlings, Edward and Bill Hodges, and by her sister Lee Vernon. She is survived by her son, Maurice Cox and his wife Betty of Prince Frederick, MD. She is also survived by her granddaughter Ashleigh Cox of Prince Frederick, MD and her sister LaRue Bowen of Hollywood, MD.

The family will receive friends on Sunday March 4, 2012 from 1-3 P.M. at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, MD where funeral services will be held on Monday March 5, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at the Huntingtown UMC Cemetery in Huntingtown, MD.