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Lois Kathryn Fox "Grandma Fox", age 97, of Celina, went to be
with her Lord and Savior with family at her side, on Saturday, March
3, 2018 at
The Gardens at Celina.
She was born December 1,
1920, in Rockford, to the late Carl H. & Blanche (Shaffer) Bennett.
Lois married William Paul Fox on December 27, 1939 and he
preceded her in death October 31, 1998.
She is survived by 4
children: Rev. Larry Fox of Wapakoneta, Rita (Robert) Kimmel of
Celina, Paula Pennington of Grand Rapids, MI and Kathy (Richard)
Phillips of Celina; 2 brothers: Max Bennett of Ohio City and Theo
(Marlene) Bennett of Kettering; 9 grandchildren: Susan (Bill) Walter,
Jayma (Dan) Dodds, Stephen (Darci) Fox, Dawn (Larry) Trame, Bret
Kimmel, Lisa (Vincent) Zylvitis, Rachel (Edward) Perdue, Kara
(Michael) Lovitt and David (Rachel) Phillips; and 22 great
grandchildren.
Lois was preceded in death by sisters: Mary
(Wayne) Snyder and Donna (Clarence) Trisel, baby brother Keith
Bennett, brother Lloyd Bennett, daughter-in-law Sue Fox, sister-in-law
Dorothy Bennett; and two great grandsons.
She worked for a
number of years in the office at the Stokely Van Camp canning plants
in Celina and Curtice, Ohio.
Lois was a member of Celina
Church of the Nazarene. A long-time Sunday School Teacher, everyone
there knew her as "Grandma Fox". She was involved in preparing food
for the church funeral luncheons for many years, and was noted for her
scalloped potatoes.
Lois loved to cook, and took pleasure in
watching her family enjoy what she had prepared. She loved remembering
family and friends on their special occasions with messages and
greeting cards. She loved her great grandchildren and enjoyed hearing
about their lives, activities, and school days.
Funeral
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, at Celina
Church of the Nazarene, with Pastor Chris Riffle officiating. Burial
will be at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
Calling Hours are
4:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth
Funeral Home in Celina, and an hour prior to time of services on
Wednesday, at the church.
Memorial Contributions may be made
to the Celina Church of the Nazarene.
Condolences may be
expressed to the family online at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com .
Contributed by Karin King