Jimmie Fox, 85, widower of Elizabeth Powell Fox, passed away Monday, June 11th at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. Mr. Fox was a retired employee of the Stearns and Foster Company, a son of the late John and Hannah Chamberlain Fox. Mr. Fox served in the army in the Korean War. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was preceded in death by his sons Michael Powell and Jeffery Fox; his sisters Gracie Fox, Mamie Garland, Agnes Mansfield; his brothers Glendon Fox, Ernie Fox, and Johnny Fox.
Survivors include his son Jimmie Wayne (and wife Nancy) Fox; his granddaughter Leah Marie Fox; his sister Lucille Wagers, and a special niece Shelby Jean Dupay.
Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, June 13th, with Bro. Sherl Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in the Mackey Cemetery, with Military Honors. Friends may call anytime after 11:00 am Wednesday, until service time.