Tonia Sue Cox, 49, of Slanesville, West Virginia passed away Thursday, September 19, 2024 at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland.

She was born October 2, 1974 at Landover, Maryland and was the daughter of Evelyn Cordette Bailey Herndon of Oldtown, MD and the late Larry Herndon.

She was a 1992 graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School and had worked for Capitol Orthopedics and provided homecare for the elderly. She was Baptist by faith.

On July 26, 2008, she married Jeffrey Todd Cox, who survives.

Also surviving are –

One daughter –

Nicole Swartz (Dustin) of Paw Paw, West Virginia

Two sons –

Michael Herndon of Slanesville

Ernest Swartz (Mariah) of Paw Paw

One stepdaughter –

Amber Cox of Ashburn, VA

Two stepsons –

Matthew Cox of Ashburn

Morgan Cox of Ashburn

Four sisters –

Kasondra Lincoln of North Beach, MD

Ronda Sanford of Cumberland

Crystal Ward of Dunkirk, MD

Jamie Herndon of Oldtown, MD

One brother –

Scott Herndon (Melanie) of St. Mary's, MD

And eight grandchildren

The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Friday, September 27 at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church where a Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday with Pastor Nathan Travis officiating.