Yearly Archives: 2013

Cox, Eugene L. “Gene” 1919-2009

Posted on by December 27, 2013

Gene CoxEugene L. “Gene” Cox was born and raised in Marion, the son of Harry L. and Mabel Cox.  The family home at his birth on March 26, 1919, was at 108 W. Goodall Street. Gene’s father, Harry, was a partner in the Cox Hardware family business on the Public Square with his father, Thomas A. Cox, who founded the business.

When the 1920 census was taken the family was still living at the W. Goodall address and Gene was only 9 months old. According to city directories, the family was still in place in 1922 but by 1927 had purchased a home at 306 E. College Street. Continue reading →

Cox, Owen J. 1902-1975

Posted on by March 23, 2017

Owen J Cox 1902-1975Owen J. Cox was born at Carbon Hill, Illinois on April 18, 1902, the son of James E. Cox and Maude Woodley. Coming to Marion as a child with his parents, most of his life had been spent in this community where he became a prominent figure.

Owen was married at Union City, Tennessee on April 25, 1920 to Elizabeth L. Norman

After working in the coal mines early in his life and spending several years in the advertising department of the Marion Daily Republican Continue reading →

Cox, Clarence C. 1893-1937

Posted on by January 28, 2014

Clarence Cox 1893-1937Clarence C. Cox was born October 31, 1893 in Grassy Precinct, the son of Thomas A. Cox and Nancy Catherine Rendleman and moved to Marion with his parents when eight years old.

Clarence Cox was always active in athletics. He graduated from the Marion Township High School in 1913 and while in high school captained both the championship track team and football team. Continue reading →

1960, The Cold Case Murder of Bunice Tyner

Posted on by January 20, 2014

Bunice Tyner was a Marion businessman who owned a handful of taverns in Marion and the surrounding area from 1941 up to his murder in 1960. Tyner also owned Wimpey’s Café at 106 S. Court Street, but the business was actually operated by his wife, Louina. The amusements in local taverns in those days, popular since WWII, were pinball and jukebox machines. Also, slot machines, which were technically illegal, but often tolerated under the right conditions. Continue reading →

Wimpey’s Cafe 1953-1966

Posted on by December 24, 2013

Wimpey’s Café was a converted trolley car diner that was located at 106 S. Court, squeezed into a small lot between the Marion Motel Courts and a corner gas station located at the intersection of W. Main and S. Court Streets. It was established by Bunice Tyner in 1953. Tyner also operated numerous taverns in Marion and the surrounding area since 1941. Continue reading →