P.B. (Pete) Cox, 86, of Brownwood and recently of Baytown, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at a Baytown hospital after a lengthy illness. P.B. and his twin brother were born Aug. 25, 1916, to Porter Bradley Cox and Nellie Bell Spence Cox in Hatchel, Texas. He had three brothers and one sister. He married Bula B. Seals on Aug. 17, 1943, at Harmony Baptist Church in Runnels County. He served in the U. S. Army from 1941 to 1945. He retired from the Texas Highway Department in 1980 after 23 years. They moved to Baytown in 2001 to be near family. P.B. was a deacon emeritus of Early First Baptist Church, having been a faithful member for over 40 years. P.B. was preceded in death by his parents, Porter and Nellie Cox; his brothers, Andy Clarence Cox, Elmer Leslie Cox, and J.D. Cox. Pete is survived by his wife, Bula B. Cox of Baytown; daughter and son-in-law, Linda Sue and Larry Payne of Baytown; daughter and son-in-law, Lillie Nell and Stan Osborne of Corsicana; five grandchildren, Angela Payne Norris and husband, Carlton (Bubba) Norris, of Baytown, Peter Osborne and wife, Larasha Osborne, of Corsicana, Jason Payne and fianc/, Kelly Corbello, of Baytown, Sarah Osborne and Joy Osborne of Corsicana; and two great-grandchildren, Hailey and Brandon Osborne of Corsicana. He is also survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Nellie Jane and Ward Harkey of Coleman; and brother-in-law, Virgil Wayne (Tuff) Seals of Winters; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. P.B. is remembered as a soft-spoken, patient, hard-working man who loved the Lord, his family, and his country. Honorary pallbearers are the deacons and members of the Thomas Sunday School class of Early First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Early First Baptist Church with Brother Eddie Ailshie and Calvin Knight officiating. Interment will be at Eastlawn Cemetery in Early. Local arrangements are under the direction of Davis-Morris Funeral Home.