Herbert Leeman Fox's Obituary
Fox, Herbert born November 16, 1928 in Telephone, Texas passed away July 10, 2014 in Klondike, Texas. On July 10th 2014 at 1:14 PM our dad took his last breath on earth.He joins his parents John David and Mary Ann,his loving wife and support Christine his bride for more than 67 years, in heaven. He is survived by a bunch of kids,grandkids and great grandkids,brothers and sisters who will miss his stern smile ,loving disposition,and his crazy sense of humor. He was our rock and guiding light of his small band of Foxes. He will be missed. So those who come to the funeral or visit graveside wear something western and comfortable .I know he will smile. He is survived by daughters, Rena, Penny, and Kathy; sons, Gary and Mark, grandsons, Kyle, Kerry, and Dustin; great-granddaughter, Bailey and great-grandson, Avery. Also we can not forget his son-in-laws, Bill Strickland and David Burton. Pops was born in Fannin County on November 16, 1928 to what would be a family of 12 brothers and sisters. At fifteen he bravely quit school in 9th grade to deliver mail on horseback. He met our mom(Tatu) ,fell in love and were married on December 12, 1947.He and mom had the four kids one in Honey Grove, one in Dallas and three in Lubbock, where he worked for Southwestern Bell for 34 years. He moved back to Dallas in 1962 , then Blackland in 1984 when he retired from the phone company and joined his son, Gary in their landscaping business for the next 28 years, before settling in Klondike,Texas until his death. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday, July 14, 2014 at Restland Funeral Home. Service will be at 12:30 PM on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Restland Wildwood Chapel. I wanna ask you, my friends, to pray for my family. My grandfather, the cornerstone of my family, is on his deathbed. He was a good man, a mans man, a real cowboy… I believe he’s waiting for unity in the family before he takes his last breath. He has no quality of life right now, so ask The Lord to have his way. Thank you Good news; my Pop is in heaven dancing with his beautiful bride. Bad news; he couldn’t take us with him. Thank you for the prayers of unity because I do believe the good Lord answered them. R.I.P. Poppa Fox.
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