Joseph Benton Fox, 91, of Danville, Illinois, passed away Saturday (Oct. 31, 2020) at home.
Joseph was born on Jan. 21, 1929 in Fairmount, Illinois, the son of Willis B. Fox and Grace Hedges Fox. He married Patricia Ann Dowers on July 10, 1954. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Diana (Bob) Kmetz of Edwardsville and Teresa (Mark) Steinbaugh of Bismarck; one brother, Marion Fox of Decatur; one sister, Marjorie Block of Sanford, North Carolina; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Fairmount and Homer. He was a member of the Danville American Legion Post 210.
As per his wishes, Joseph will be cremated, and a private service will be held.
Joseph was born on Jan. 21, 1929 in Fairmount, Illinois, the son of Willis B. Fox and Grace Hedges Fox. He married Patricia Ann Dowers on July 10, 1954. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Diana (Bob) Kmetz of Edwardsville and Teresa (Mark) Steinbaugh of Bismarck; one brother, Marion Fox of Decatur; one sister, Marjorie Block of Sanford, North Carolina; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Fairmount and Homer. He was a member of the Danville American Legion Post 210.
As per his wishes, Joseph will be cremated, and a private service will be held.
Joseph Benton Fox, 91, of Danville, Illinois, passed away Saturday (Oct. 31, 2020) at home.
Joseph was born on Jan. 21, 1929 in Fairmount, Illinois, the son of Willis B. Fox and Grace Hedges Fox. He married Patricia Ann Dowers on July 10, 1954. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Diana (Bob) Kmetz of Edwardsville and Teresa (Mark) Steinbaugh of Bismarck; one brother, Marion Fox of Decatur; one sister, Marjorie Block of Sanford, North Carolina; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Fairmount and Homer. He was a member of the Danville American Legion Post 210.
As per his wishes, Joseph will be cremated, and a private service will be held.
Joseph was born on Jan. 21, 1929 in Fairmount, Illinois, the son of Willis B. Fox and Grace Hedges Fox. He married Patricia Ann Dowers on July 10, 1954. She survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Diana (Bob) Kmetz of Edwardsville and Teresa (Mark) Steinbaugh of Bismarck; one brother, Marion Fox of Decatur; one sister, Marjorie Block of Sanford, North Carolina; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Fairmount and Homer. He was a member of the Danville American Legion Post 210.
As per his wishes, Joseph will be cremated, and a private service will be held.
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