Leave your mark by helping others.
Dedicating her life to Jesus Christ as a young child, Ila’s strong faith and sincere love for her family and friends are a beautiful example for us all. An insightful encourager and good listener, those around her benefited from her love for life and contagious positive spirit.
Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2013, after experiencing flu-like symptoms, Ila never felt sorry for herself and continued fully devoting her time to family and others around her. Ila encouraged her husband Mark and daughter Jamie to spend extra time together, and created sentimental notebooks for each of them. She also started the Grateful Gathering at their church, providing one week of meals to needy families every year leading up to Thanksgiving.
Through the pain and fatigue, Ila remained strong and positive. She was extremely brave, talked about the future, and planned her funeral. Ila joined her daughter Kinsley in Heaven on October 25, 2014. The two have now also been joined on earth through the Ila & Kinsley Cox Living Memorial Fund.