Lexie Kay Coxon's Obituary
Lexie’s time on earth was fulfilled on December 6, 2025, and she joined her parents (Carol and Maxine Stout), one brother (Burdett Alex Stout), and other ancestors in Heaven. She believed that her spirit, sent to her by God at the time of her birth, would return to God at the time of her passing. She became a Christian when she was 16 years old.
Lexie is survived by her husband of 65 years, DeWayne Allen Coxon, and their three children, Danette A. (Gary) Bailey, DeWayne Robert (Jodi) Coxon, and Darci M. (Robert) Frostick, as well as seven grandchildren, Kirby Bailey, Kylie (Kyle) Trewhella, Tara (Terry) Rostic, Aaron (Tracy) Frostick, Nicholas (Mariah) Frostick, Seth Coxon, Chaya Coxon, and eight great grandchildren, Christian, Olivia, Kennedy, Naomi, Arlo, Everlee, Quincy Joy and M.J. She is also survived by one brother, Gary W. (Carolyn) Stout.
Lexie was raised on a farm in Stanwood, Michigan, where she learned how to work hard along with her dad and two younger brothers. She and DeWayne were married in 1960. DeWayne taught school while Lexie began her college education. After teaching for one year, DeWayne became a minister in the Free Methodist Church and they served in ministry for the next seven years, after which they became administrators at a college in Cedar Springs for 28 years. During that time, they founded a non-profit organization, Blossoming Rose, whose mission is to bless Israel, by developing and maintaining a 55-acre historical park in southern Israel. They were also the founders of a charter school in 1998 authorized by Ferris State University, Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs.
One of life’s blessings for Lexie was inheriting some property on the Muskegon River in Stanwood, referred to as “the Point,” where she and her children have a place to vacation or actually have their residences. She learned to fish on that property when she was a little girl and enjoyed fishing all of her life. If there were fishing competitions, she was often the winner. She loved baseball, football, reading, and antiques.
According to her wishes, there will be no funeral. There will be a private graveside service at Fairview Cemetery in Stanwood, Michigan where she will be interred near the peaceful waters of the Muskegon River.
The family would like to thank Emmanual Hospice for their kind and compassionate care of Lexie.
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