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Robert Daniel Fox

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Robert Daniel Fox

Birth
Alaska, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Death
11 Aug 1949 (aged 84)
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Cascade Township, Kent County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.908889, Longitude: -85.490556
Plot
Section C
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ROBERT D. FOX FORMER CASCADE OFFICIAL DIES

Robert D. Fox, 84, former Cascade township treasurer, died Thursday (11 Aug 1949) at a convalescent home. He had been ill five years.

Mr. Fox was born at nearby Alaska and moved to Cascade with his parents at the age of 5. He remained a resident of Cascade township virtually the remainder of his life. He was a member of Cascade Church of Christ and was a life member of the Ada Masonic lodge No. 290, F&AM.

Surviving are his wife, Mildred (note: maiden name Mcgee); four daughters, Mrs. Guy Dillon of Rogers City, Mrs. Harry Ward (note: Vernice N. Fox) of Lowell, Mrs. Clark Nellist of Ada and Mrs. Melvin Shimmel of Cascade; three sons, Russell of Grand Rapids, Kenneth of Ada and Elwyn of Curtis, and eleven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Cascade Church of Christ. Burial at Cascade Cemetery. The body will be at Metcalf mortuary until Saturday noon.

SOURCE NEWSPAPER UNKNOWN, Published 12 Aug 1949

~Contributed by 'Find A Grave' member, Sue Palmer, #46850023

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ROBERT D. FOX, 84, SUCCUMBS

Sympathy is being extended to members of the Fox family at the death of Robert D. Fox, 84, who passed away on Thursday after a long illness. He had lived at Cascade nearly all of his life and was a township treasurer, a member of the Cascade church of Christ and was a life member of Ada Lodge No. 280, F. & A. M. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mildred Fox, four daughters, Mrs. Guy Dilion of Rogers City, Mrs. Harry Ward of Lowell, Mrs. Clark Nellist of Ada, and Mrs. Melvin Shimmel of Cascade, three sons, Russell of Grand Rapids, Kenneth of Ada and Elwyn of Curtis, eleven grand children.

Many from Ada attended the services held at the Cascade church Saturday afternoon with Rev. Lester Dorr officiating. Interment in Cascade cemetery under the auspices of Ada Lodge No. 280, F. & A. M.

THE LOWELL LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Thurs., Aug. 18, 1949, Pg. 6, Col. 2, Obit. 1 (Ada News)

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MICHIGAN, MARRIAGES, 1868-1925 (FamilySearch)
Name: Robert D. Fox
Age (Expanded): 35 years
Birth Year: 1865
Birthplace: Mich.
Spouse's Name: Mildred L. Mcgee
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 20 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1880
Spouse's Birthplace: Northville, Mich
Event Date: 11 Jan 1900
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: D. R. Fox
Mother's Name: Ann Phillips
Spouse's Father's Name: Albert Mcgee
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ida Worden
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:

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MICHIGAN, DEATH CERTIFICATE, 1921-1952 (FamilySearch)
Name: Robert Fox
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Aug 1949
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 84
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1864
Birthplace: Alaska, Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
Father's Name: Daniel Russell Fox
Mother's Name:
ROBERT D. FOX FORMER CASCADE OFFICIAL DIES

Robert D. Fox, 84, former Cascade township treasurer, died Thursday (11 Aug 1949) at a convalescent home. He had been ill five years.

Mr. Fox was born at nearby Alaska and moved to Cascade with his parents at the age of 5. He remained a resident of Cascade township virtually the remainder of his life. He was a member of Cascade Church of Christ and was a life member of the Ada Masonic lodge No. 290, F&AM.

Surviving are his wife, Mildred (note: maiden name Mcgee); four daughters, Mrs. Guy Dillon of Rogers City, Mrs. Harry Ward (note: Vernice N. Fox) of Lowell, Mrs. Clark Nellist of Ada and Mrs. Melvin Shimmel of Cascade; three sons, Russell of Grand Rapids, Kenneth of Ada and Elwyn of Curtis, and eleven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Cascade Church of Christ. Burial at Cascade Cemetery. The body will be at Metcalf mortuary until Saturday noon.

SOURCE NEWSPAPER UNKNOWN, Published 12 Aug 1949

~Contributed by 'Find A Grave' member, Sue Palmer, #46850023

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ROBERT D. FOX, 84, SUCCUMBS

Sympathy is being extended to members of the Fox family at the death of Robert D. Fox, 84, who passed away on Thursday after a long illness. He had lived at Cascade nearly all of his life and was a township treasurer, a member of the Cascade church of Christ and was a life member of Ada Lodge No. 280, F. & A. M. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mildred Fox, four daughters, Mrs. Guy Dilion of Rogers City, Mrs. Harry Ward of Lowell, Mrs. Clark Nellist of Ada, and Mrs. Melvin Shimmel of Cascade, three sons, Russell of Grand Rapids, Kenneth of Ada and Elwyn of Curtis, eleven grand children.

Many from Ada attended the services held at the Cascade church Saturday afternoon with Rev. Lester Dorr officiating. Interment in Cascade cemetery under the auspices of Ada Lodge No. 280, F. & A. M.

THE LOWELL LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Thurs., Aug. 18, 1949, Pg. 6, Col. 2, Obit. 1 (Ada News)

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MICHIGAN, MARRIAGES, 1868-1925 (FamilySearch)
Name: Robert D. Fox
Age (Expanded): 35 years
Birth Year: 1865
Birthplace: Mich.
Spouse's Name: Mildred L. Mcgee
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 20 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1880
Spouse's Birthplace: Northville, Mich
Event Date: 11 Jan 1900
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Father's Name: D. R. Fox
Mother's Name: Ann Phillips
Spouse's Father's Name: Albert Mcgee
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ida Worden
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:

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MICHIGAN, DEATH CERTIFICATE, 1921-1952 (FamilySearch)
Name: Robert Fox
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Aug 1949
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 84
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1864
Birthplace: Alaska, Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
Father's Name: Daniel Russell Fox
Mother's Name:


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