Gretna……Basil McRay Cox, 72, of Gretna, VA passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020.

He was born March 4, 1948 in Cheverly, MD to Lillian Rebecca Tedder and Cecil McRay Cox.

Basil is survived by his sister Diane Cox Smith and her husband Larry, nieces Melissa Sunderland Lanham, Sandra Moufti, Cynthia Prince, Lisa Boudreau, Carol Bilboa, Melissa Riley, and Tracey Peters, nephews Dean Sunderland, Jr., Kenneth Cox, Karl Cox, Johnny Williams, and Gene Cox, and numerous great nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Rausch Funeral Home in Owings, MD.  Burial will follow in Southern Memorial Gardens in Dunkirk, MD.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Rausch Funeral Home in Owings, MD.

Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.colbertmoran.com .