Death Takes A Vacation

"CLAY COUNTY, GA – An Albany couple is dead after a murder suicide in Ft. Gaines. Investigators say the Albany man shot his wife then turned the gun on himself at their vacation home at 34 Pautaulla Circle (???) in Ft. Gaines Wednesday.

"The Clay County Sheriff says 65-year-old Ronald Cox shot and killed his wife, 68-year-old Bobbie Cox around 11:30 Wednesday morning. He then sat in the home with his wife's body until 6 p.m. Wednesday night before taking his own life when he saw neighbors pull in their driveways.

"Sheriff Roger Shivers says Cox left a note telling neighbors what he had done on their doors. Sheriff Shivers and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation worked the case. The Sheriff says Ronald Cox was depressed and was dealing with a lot of financial hardships that may have led to the murder suicide.

"The couple was staying at their vacation home in Ft. Gaines, but lived in Albany on Ashford Drive."

From WTOC.com...