Era Cox Wade Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Era Cox Wade, 98, died in Mobile, AL on January 17, 2011. She was born in 1912 in Avinger, Texas, to Pearl Anna Claude and Elvin Floyd Cox. She was a devoted wife and mother, a skilled homemaker, an avid reader, an enthusiastic gardener, and a faithful church member. Her sunny outlook on life endeared her to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 61 years, Roy M. Wade, Sr.; her son, Roy M. Wade, Jr.; her grandson, William C. Culp, Jr; her brothers, Claude and Carl Cox, her sister, Nell Cox, and her grandson, William C. Culp, Jr. She is survived by her children, Mary Beth Culp and Annette Simmons of Mobile; her grandchildren, Cathy King of Lawrence, KS; Jonathan Burelbach of Myersville, MD; and Lea Wade of Silver Spring, MD; and great-grandchildren Jonathan King, Caroline King, and Wade Burelbach. A memorial service will be held at New Hope Baptist Church in Choudrant, LA at 11:00 a.m. on February 26, 2011, with a reception to follow. Memorials may be made to New Hope Baptist Church, 339 New Hope Road, Choudrant, LA 71227.