Tonya Yvette Thomas Cox, 55, of Chattanooga, TN transitioned to her eternal life on Thursday, October 6, 2022. She was born September 29, 1967, to Quintus Thomas and Patricia Jennings. Tonya was a 1985 graduate of Kirkman Technical High School. She also attended Chattanooga State Community College. Tonya was employed by the McDonald's Corporation for many years. She never met a stranger. Above all, she LOVED her family. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Tyi'Vyon Sanders Cox; great niece. Esmeralda Maria Hernandez; mother-in-law, Catherine Pope; uncles, Frederick Jennings and Darnell Turner; grandparents, Arthur Jennings, Jr, Veronica Heard, and Henry and Mary Francis Thomas.
Tonya leaves to cherish her memories, her husband of 35 years, Fedel Cox. Sr; daughter, Quintoria Taylor; son, Fedel (Jasmine) Cox, Jr; grandchildren, QuinT'una, Tori'Yunna, Mileah, Jazzlyn, Fedel, III, Milton, Kyrie; father, Quintus Thomas; mother, Patricia Jennings Tolliver; stepfather, Joseph Gibson, Sr; sisters. Quintina (Emanuel) Alexander, Tamara (Marlin) Borngne, Elena Hughlett, and Tameshia Bradford; brother, Joseph (Ponda) Gibson, Jr; seven nieces, ten nephews, eleven great-nieces, six great-nephews; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives, and friends.
Public viewing will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM, followed immediately by a 3:00 PM funeral service in the Chapel of John P Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995.