ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 




































 
Luke Cox, 39, Green County, KY

Lucas Samuel "Luke" Cox of Greensburg, Kentucky, son of Sammy and Sue Conner Cox, was born on January 28, 1987 in Greensburg, Kentucky. He departed this life on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at his home having attained the age of 39 years, eight months and two days.

He enjoyed video games, baseball, basketball, boxing, fishing and football. Luke played baseball for Lindsey Wilson College.


Spending time with his brother, Brandon, and watching his nephew play sports, were both so special to him. He was an avid University of Louisville Cardinals fan, and also a fan of the Braves, Cowboys and Red Wings.

Survivors include his parents: Sammy and Sue Cox of Greensburg; siblings: Ashly and Dr. Jason Slinker of Greensburg, Brandon and Mandy Kessler of Kentucky, and Troy and Jessie Kessler of Maryland; nieces and nephews: Allie and Wyatt Kessler, Zak and Gage Kessler, Brandon Street and Jaylee Hammons; close family: Linda Smith, Jason Rattliff and Joyce Rattliff; special pet: Wilson, the min-pin; plus a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.

The funeral service will be conducted at 12noonCT on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at the Gupton-Landrum Funeral Home with cremation to follow. Bro. John Savage officiating. Visitation after 10 until the time of the service.

The family has requested that expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations towards funeral expenses, which can be made at the funeral home.


This story was posted on 2026-10-02 10:21:37
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.


Grissom-Martin Funeral Home
Located one block off the Square at 200 Campbellsville Street in Columbia, KY.
To reach David and Cathy Martin, phone (270)-384-2149, or e-mail: grissomfuneralhome@windstream.net.
Large enough to serve comfortably; Small enough to serve personally.

G & G Monuments
Todd, Mandi and Lucas Green
1670 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. email: toddg12@windstream.net, 270-634-0359
First Quality Marble and Granite

Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home
Established 1922 | 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY 42728 | Jeff Jessie, Owner
270-384-2145, www.stottsphelpsmcquearyfh.com, email stottspm@duo-county.com


 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.