Boyd J. Cox, 57, Dickinson, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at his home in Dickinson. Boyd’s Celebration of Life Service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson with Bishop Joshua Farnsworth presiding. Military Honors will be provided by the Dickinson American Legion Post 3 Honor Guard. Visitation will be on hour prior to the service.
Boyd James Cox was born on June 27, 1967 in Cedar City, Utah to James Allen Cox and Francell Peacock Yeoman. As a young boy he spent many of his summers in Enterprise, Utah with his Grandpa Peacock. While there they spent their time woodworking, metal working, and they also built a gun cabinet together. That built the foundation for the many skills he used in his lifetime.
As a teenager he started working at Wright Machine. That’s where he developed a love for being a mechanic. He was a great mechanic; his brother Jeff was not. We often heard stories of when he worked with his brother that there was always a bucket full of bolts left over.
Shortly after he graduated, he joined the Marine Corps and served during Operation Desert Storm. While he served, he traveled around the world where he saw Kuwait, Iraq, Okinawa, and indulged in many unique foods such as monkey on a stick, Lumpia, (that’s dog and cat if you didn’t know). Dad was and always will be a Marine.
While he was serving overseas, he received letters from a girl he had never met. That girl became the love of his life. When they first talked on the phone, mom’s first question to him was “are you bald?” He came home April 1st, and they met on the 13th and got engaged, wasting no time getting hitched on August 16th. They soon after had their first child, Laci, and a year later their second, Geronimo, then proceeded to wait nine long years to bring third child, James, then two years later their fourth, Corbin.
While they lived in Ogden, he enjoyed riding around in sand rails on the salt flats while killing rabbits and going fishing. He once killed a rattlesnake and liked to scare everyone with the rattles. After a while they moved to Vernal where continued to go fishing, and each year looked forward to going hunting at the elk camp and visiting with family. He also enjoyed shooting and reloading his own ammo.
Eventually, he got transferred by work to the flattest place on earth: North Dakota. There they built a good life, meeting a bunch of neighbors who shortly became family. He got to watch James, the first of his four children, graduate high school. Then two years later, his fourth child, Corbin, graduated. Around this time, he developed an interest in astronomy, having bought two telescopes. He would go into the middle of BFE to watch and take many photographs of the moon and many planets. He had so many hobbies that he loved, including 3D printing, reloading, welding, wood working, metal working, hunting, astronomy, watching weird music videos, playing the Jew’s harp, computer building, and as a mechanic.
Anyone who knew him or worked with him would say he was an excellent boss and cared for his employees. He never expected them to do anything he wouldn’t do. He was always there helping and fighting for them.
He is survived by his wife, Keri; his daughter, Laci (Rusty) Farnsworth; and his sons, Boyd (Brooke) Cox, James Cox, and Corbin Cox; his grandchildren, Zerrah, Xereena, Zylayla, Tryton, Braxlee, Huxleigh, Bryton, Benson, and one more on the way.
He is also survived by his mother, Francell Yeoman, and his father, James (Molly) Cox; his brother, Jeff (Tami) Yeoman; and his sisters, Asia (Mike) Lott, Sara Hill, Dawn (Wes) Culley, Angie (Matt) Imbler, Suzie (Anthony) Willyerd, Tiffany (Chad) Westover, Christina (Jason) Morgan, Tami (Darren) Olsen.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Byron and Elsie Peacock, Joe and Lola Yeoman, Thorley Jim and Allyn Cox, and his stepdad, Wayne Yeoman.
