Chester D. Cox, 89, of Abilene passed away January 30, 2015. A graveside service will be Monday at 5:00 p.m. at McBee Cemetery in Ovalo with Stan Allcorn and Jeff Reid officiating. Visitation will be 1-3:00 p.m. Sunday at North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange Street. Chester was born on July 4, 1925, in Truby, Texas, to Horace R. Cox and Willie Mae Cox. He was a 1943 graduate of Abilene High School and served in the U.S. Army during WWII and again during the Korean Conflict. He received numerous honors while in the military including the American Theater Campaign Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon, the Good Conduct Metal, the Victory Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Bar – Army of Occupation Ribbon. He was honorably discharged from the 971st Ordinance Company with the rank of TEC4 after serving at Fort Sill, Fort Polk, and in Okinawa, Japan. Chester later drove for Greyhound Bus Lines for 32 years, and had enough stories of his journeys to fill a book. He was well known at the Dixie Pig as well as the Tye Truck Stop, where everyone was like family. He was also regarded for being good at repairing small engines and enjoyed working on his friends' lawnmowers and cars. He was a believer who often talked about calling on the Lord when he needed help. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Hawkins Cox, who left this world the day after their 50th wedding anniversary, his parents and a brother, D.E. Cox. He is survived by one stepson: Jimmy Tyler of Abilene; one sister, Norma Rister of Kerrville; as well as several nieces and nephews.