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Published: May 18, 2008
Tornado mayhem blamed in death
By Sheila Stogsdill
PICHER — As a military wife, Chizuri Cox lived in many places, but she called the former lead and zinc mining town of Picher her home.

Cox, 80, was among seven people who died as a result of the May 10 tornado that devastated Picher.

Federal and state damage assessment teams said 167 homes were damaged, including 114 that were destroyed and 30 that had major damage.

She was in poor health Born in Ja...

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