Harold Hardy Fox

January 4, 1919 - July 7, 2004

Age: 85

Greensburg, Indiana

                  

Date of Death: Wednesday morning, July 7, 2004
Place of Death:
Southpoint Terrace at Jacksonville, Florida
Date of Birth:
January 4, 1919
Place of Birth: On the Fox family farm in Clay township of Decatur County
Date of Funeral:
Saturday, July 10, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Officiating: Rev. Rand Hooten
Visitation:
Friday, July 9, 2004 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Final Resting Place: Westport Cemetery


Parents: Hardy and Ethel (Sealy) Fox

History:

Residential: He resided most of his life in Clay Township. In 1998, he moved to an assisted
                  living facility in Jacksonville, Florida near his son, Jon.  He resided there until the
                  past several weeks when his health began to decline.          

Occupation: For 37 years, between 1948 and 1985, Harold was a rural mail carrier, well known
                   to several generations of patrons on Rural Route 4 out of Greensburg. 

                   He was also a farmer having assumed responsibility for the family farm after the death of his father.

Education: Graduated from Burney High School in 1936.

Military Service: In 1942, he joined the Army Air Corps, and was assigned to the 5th Air Force. 
                        During World War II, he was stationed in Australia and New Guinea and was
                        discharged in 1945 as a result of injuries sustained while overseas.

Memberships: He was active for many years in the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.

                     Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

                     He had been a member of the Waynesburg Christian Church, the First Christian
                      Church of Greensburg, and the Burney Baptist Church.

 

Married to: Mary Jo Fulton
       Place:
Waynesburg, Indiana
        
Date:
June 14, 1945
    She preceded him in death in 1982.

He was also married to Crystal Anderhub from 1986 until 2000 when ill health caused them
       to require full time nursing care.

 

SURVIVORS:

2 Sons - Jon Fox - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

             Don Fox - Bethesda, Maryland

1 Brother - Paul Fox - Taylorsville, Indiana

3 Grandchildren - Tricia Eckert - Silver Spring, Maryland

                          Wesley Fox - Bethesda, Maryland

                          Jody Fox - Bethesda, Maryland

1 Great Grandson - Jon Ryan Eckert - Silver Spring, Maryland

                           

Preceded in death by Parents – Classy and Anna Mae Day

                                   3 Brothers: Verdis Fox
                                                    Herman Fox
                                                    Earl Fox

 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Communtity Hospice of North East
Florida (www.communityhospice.com) for its support.  Envelopes will also be
available through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.

 

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