Mabel Irene Cox, 92 of rural Convoy, died at 11:44 a.m., Thursday, December 28, 2017 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on September 17, 1925 in Union Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Oscar J. and Lydia (Storm) Bauer. On April 9, 1944 she married W. Merle Cox, who preceded her in death on December 1, 2007 Mabel was a loving mother, devoted wife and homemaker. She had attended First Baptist Church in Van Wert and was a 1943 graduate of Union High School. Family survivors include her daughter, Joy Cox of New Haven, Indiana; three sons, Dennis (Suzanne) Cox, Jerald (Marty) Cox, and Terry Cox all of Convoy, Ohio; three grandchildren, Janette (Brandon) Griffith, Jason (Stephanie) Cox and Jerod (Brenda) Cox; and six great-grandchildren, Lydia & Jacob Griffith, Brady & Andrew Cox, and Dylan & Danika Cox. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Diane Irene in infancy; brother, Elmer John Bauer; and two sisters, Anges Bauer and Norma VanDemark. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, December 30, 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, officiated by Pastor Steve Robinson. Visitation is scheduled from 9-11:00 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will follow at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Convoy, Ohio Memorial contribution to the First Baptist Church Building Fund. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com.