Ruth S. Fox
Ruth S. Fox
August 28, 1925 ~ September 14, 2003
Ruth S. Fox, 78, Sebring , Florida , died Sunday, September 14, 2003 in Avon Park , FL.
Mrs. Fox was born August 28, 1925 to Floyd and Gertrude Shelley Smith in Metcalfe County . She was a retired teacher, having taught in the Glasgow City Schools for 28 years. She was a member of the Glasgow Golf and Country Club and the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow . She and her husband retired to Sebring in 1989.
Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Carl J. Fox of Sebring; one son, Carl J. “Jim” Fox III, and his wife, Sarah, of Prior Lake, Minnesota; eight grandchildren, Tommy Staples, Jr. of Glasgow, Chrisn King of Cave City, Carl James Fox IV of San Francisco, Mikki Owens of Moron Air Base in Spain, Sarah Fox of Bowling Green, and Andrew Fox, Georgia Fox and Jackson Fox all of Prior Lake; eight great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Pamela Staples and Deborah Fox.
Memorial Graveside Services will be held 2:00 p.m. , Sunday, October 19, 2003 , at the Happy Valley Memorial Gardens . A friendship gathering will be held at the First United Methodist Church immediately following the service until 4:00 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the T.J. Samson Community Hospital Hospice Program . Arrangements are under the direction of the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home.
