FAIRBURN, Ga. — Kenneth B. Cox, owner of Georgia Coach Lines in Atlanta and a respected member of the motorcoach industry, passed away last month. He was 66.
Cox got his start in the transportation industry at Superior Trucking Company, and for 29 years he transported heavy equipment and reached his Million Mile Marker.
Cox and six of his close friends — Horace McCrary, Harold McCrary, Clarence Cox Jr., Troy Davis, James Toland and Carlton (Butch) Curry — became co-founders and owners of Georgia Coach Lines, Inc.
Cox was the last original owner.
He served two terms on the board of directors of the Georgia Motor Coach Association and was a member of NAMO, the National Association of Motorcoach Operators.
Cox also was a certified safety director for Georgia Coach Lines and was certified to conduct DOT inspections.
In his spare time, he participated in the “Old Style Players” Car Club, where he was proud to show off a 1930 Ford Model A Tudor.He received numerous awards from car shows throughout Georgia.
Cox is survived by his devoted and loving partner, Dorothy (Dot) Greeson; daughters Kesha L. Cox, Keitha L. (Michael) Haugabrook, Tequita Cox, Lynn Marchele M. (John) Calabresi and La’Cresia A. Greeson; grandchildren Michael Whitfield, Keona R. Cox, Kenneth A. Cox, Kia B. Cox, Zoria Cox, Davante’ Cox and Brittany N. Greeson; great grandchild Kaori Jackson; sister Frankie Cox Myrick; sisters-in-law Carolyn Reed and Shirley Goosby; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.
