Tom
Tom Fox
d. August 2, 2013
Tom K. Fox
Tom K. Fox, age 91 of Greencastle, PA died on Friday, August 2, 2013 at 9:05 A.M. in the nursing center of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA.
Born July 8, 1922 in Washington Twp., PA he is the son of the late Roy L. and Nellie E. (Koons) Fox.
He married Mary Elizabeth (Goetz) Fox on May 1, 1942 in Hagerstown, MD. She died on November 5, 2000.
Tom was a 1940 graduate of the Greencastle High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving with the 106th Infantry Division during World War II in the Battle of the Bulge.
He was the owner of Fox Buick in Greencastle from 1949 until 1989. Tom enjoyed woodworking, traveling, playing cards, antique cars, ice cream; and most of all spending time with his family and friends.
Tom was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greencastle where he formerly served as a member of church council and several committees.
Tom loved to serve the Greencastle-Antrim community, and one of his greatest honors was serving as the President of the 25th Triennial Old Home Week celebration and later, the Old Home Week Association Board of Directors. He was a founding member and secretary of the former East Greencastle Development Corporation which donated the real estate to construct the Grove Medical Center.
He was a past president of the Greencastle Rotary, Greencastle-Antrim Chamber of Commerce, Greencastle-Antrim Industrial Development Authority and Franklin County Industrial Development Authority. He served on the Board of Directors of the former Citizens National Bank for 26 years. He was a Life Post Member of the Harry D. Zeigler VFW Post #6319 and a life member of the Mount Pisgah Lodge # 443. He was a member of the Greencastle Rescue Hose Company No. 1 and the Allison-Antrim Museum Inc. of Greencastle.
Surviving family is a daughter Jane and husband Russell Everetts, grandson Douglas, wife Christina and great granddaughter Taylor Everetts, grandson Andrew and wife Jenniffer Everetts all of Greencastle and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife he was preceded in death by a son Larry E. Fox, sisters Anna Snowberger, Hazel Amsley, Edith Haldeman, Bernice Bowers, Corrine Oberholtz and Ruth Bowders, brothers John Fox, Olen Fox, Landis Fox and Robert Fox.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. from the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 N. Washington St., Greencastle with Revs. Martin Horn and Donald Bohn officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home, 45 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church. The Greencastle VFW will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorial contributions can be made in Tom''s memory to the Greencastle-Antrim Old Home Week Association, P.O. Box 536, Greencastle, PA 17225 or to the Greencastle Rescue Hose Company No. 1 Inc., 842 S. Washington St., Greencastle, PA 17225. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.zimmermanfh.com
Tom K. Fox, age 91 of Greencastle, PA died on Friday, August 2, 2013 at 9:05 A.M. in the nursing center of Menno Haven, Chambersburg, PA.
Born July 8, 1922 in Washington Twp., PA he is the son of the late Roy L. and Nellie E. (Koons) Fox.
He married Mary Elizabeth (Goetz) Fox on May 1, 1942 in Hagerstown, MD. She died on November 5, 2000.
Tom was a 1940 graduate of the Greencastle High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving with the 106th Infantry Division during World War II in the Battle of the Bulge.
He was the owner of Fox Buick in Greencastle from 1949 until 1989. Tom enjoyed woodworking, traveling, playing cards, antique cars, ice cream; and most of all spending time with his family and friends.
Tom was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greencastle where he formerly served as a member of church council and several committees.
Tom loved to serve the Greencastle-Antrim community, and one of his greatest honors was serving as the President of the 25th Triennial Old Home Week celebration and later, the Old Home Week Association Board of Directors. He was a founding member and secretary of the former East Greencastle Development Corporation which donated the real estate to construct the Grove Medical Center.
He was a past president of the Greencastle Rotary, Greencastle-Antrim Chamber of Commerce, Greencastle-Antrim Industrial Development Authority and Franklin County Industrial Development Authority. He served on the Board of Directors of the former Citizens National Bank for 26 years. He was a Life Post Member of the Harry D. Zeigler VFW Post #6319 and a life member of the Mount Pisgah Lodge # 443. He was a member of the Greencastle Rescue Hose Company No. 1 and the Allison-Antrim Museum Inc. of Greencastle.
Surviving family is a daughter Jane and husband Russell Everetts, grandson Douglas, wife Christina and great granddaughter Taylor Everetts, grandson Andrew and wife Jenniffer Everetts all of Greencastle and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife he was preceded in death by a son Larry E. Fox, sisters Anna Snowberger, Hazel Amsley, Edith Haldeman, Bernice Bowers, Corrine Oberholtz and Ruth Bowders, brothers John Fox, Olen Fox, Landis Fox and Robert Fox.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. from the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 N. Washington St., Greencastle with Revs. Martin Horn and Donald Bohn officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home, 45 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church. The Greencastle VFW will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorial contributions can be made in Tom''s memory to the Greencastle-Antrim Old Home Week Association, P.O. Box 536, Greencastle, PA 17225 or to the Greencastle Rescue Hose Company No. 1 Inc., 842 S. Washington St., Greencastle, PA 17225. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.zimmermanfh.com
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