Mildred R. “Millie” (Moulton) Cox, age 102, of Quincy and Marco Island, Florida, went home to God on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Milton, surrounded by her loving family.

Mildred was born in South Boston, to the late Jeffrey and Ruth (Gardner) Moulton. Raised in South Boston, she was a graduate of Girls Latin High School and later earned an Associate degree from Quincy Junior College. She lived in Quincy for over seventy years and was a longtime winter resident of Marco Island, Florida.

Millie loved her country and proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. She enlisted in Boston at the age of twenty, one of the first women to join the U.S. Marine Corps, and served as a stenographer. In August of 2024, Millie was recognized by the City of Quincy for her service to Quincy and her country at the dedication of the Lone Sailor Memorial at Marina Bay.

She was an active member of the Marine Corps League William R. Caddy Detachment #124 and the Cyril P. Morrisette American Legion Post #294, where she made many friendships.

She was employed as a secretary for the City of Quincy and worked in Quincy Public Schools for many years before her service as head clerk with Quincy Veterans Services, helping fellow veterans, from where she retired in 1990.

Millie enjoyed golfing and travelling with her late husband. Most of all, she was devoted to her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Beloved wife for seventy years of the late William A. “Will” Cox.

Devoted mother of Michael Cox and his wife Joanne of Centerville, William A. Cox, Jr. and his wife Jeanne of Quincy, Joseph W. Cox of Quincy, Brendan P. Cox of Quincy, and predeceased by her children, Margaret, Neil, Patrick, and Maureen Cox.

Dear mother-in-law of Diane M. Cox of Carver and the late Cherise T. Cox.

Loving grandmother of seventeen and great grandmother of twenty-eight.

Millie was the last of four siblings and is survived by many nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

Memorial Visiting Hours will be held at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, on Thursday, April 30, from 4 – 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint John the Baptist Church, 44 School Street, Quincy, on Friday, May 1, at 10 a.m. Interment, with military honors, to follow at Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Millie’s memory may be made to Quincy Veterans Services, 24 High School Avenue, Quincy, MA 02169.