Geraldine "Jeri" Cox Owen

Geraldine “Jeri” Cox Owen, 77 of Eden, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at her home.

A funeral service will be held at 12 Noon Friday, September 5, 2025 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel in Eden. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Reidsville.

Jeri was born November 5, 1947 in Rockingham County, NC, to the late Bobby Ray Cox and Onnie Kallam Cox. She attended Guerrant Springs Baptist Church. Jeri went to Morehead High School, class of ‘66. She was a CNA and worked as a private sitter. Jeri enjoyed dancing, music, shopping, and watching soap operas. Mostly, she loved her family and spending time with them.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Brenda Tart (Melissa), Tracey Tart (Barry); stepdaughter, Chasity Hankins (Alex); grandson, Alex Bailey; step-grandchildren, Chelsey Denny and Amanda Watlington; brother, Billy Cox (Sherry); nieces, Kimberly Dunn, Lisa Rigney (Mike); nephew, Jordan Cox (Ariel); many great nephews and nieces. Although Jeri only gave birth to two children, she had many, many kids that all called her “Mamma.”

In addition to her parents, Jeri is preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Tommy Tart; husband, Melvin Owen, widowed after 7 years of marriage; brothers, Dwayne Cox and Donald Cox.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.