Harold Richard Fox

©Enid News and Eagle

08-10-2010

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

The funeral for Harold Richard Fox will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at Alva Friends Church. Pastors Mark McDonald and Sheldon Cox will officiate. Burial will be in Short Springs Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wharton Funeral Chapel, Alva.

Harold Richard, son of Goldie Oneta (White) and Richard Webster Fox, was born on a farm west of Lambert on March 25, 1924. He passed away suddenly in Cheyenne, Wyo., at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at the age of 85 years, 4 months and 13 days.

He attended Cracker Box Rural Grade School and graduated from Lambert High School with the class of 1942. He then joined the United States Army, serving in the European Theater. He received a Purple Heart on July 19, 1944, at the Battle of St. Lo, France.

On April 12, 1945, in Cherokee, he was married to Norweta LaBerta Lehl by the Rev. W.A. Keller. To their marriage three children were born, Zoneta Jane, Richard George (Rick) and Randy Joe. Mrs. Fox passed away Oct. 12, 1997.

Following their marriage they lived on a farm two miles southeast of Ashley. They farmed and raised cattle.

Harold worked for Alfalfa County as a heavy equipment operator and retired after 30 years. He also drove the Lambert school bus for three years.

Harold was a member of Cherokee Friends Church and a loyal member of Alva Elks Lodge.

Mr. Fox was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Leora Pelter.

Harold is survived by a daughter and her husband, Zoneta and Conrad Solf of Rose Hill, Kan.; two sons and their wives, Rick and Peggy and Randy and Jimmy, all of Alva; six grandchildren and their spouses, Shannon Solf and Katie of Derby, Kan., Sharrie Solf of Rose Hill, Amber (Fox) Bosch and Henk, Travis Fox and Lisa of Edmond, Okla., Skylee Fox and Joelle of Alva and Norweta Fox of Cheyenne, Wyo.; six great-grandchildren, Cristen Bosch, Logan Buckley, Brantlee and Rosalyn Fox, all of Alva, Tristan Solf of Derby, Kan., and Asher James of Edmond; and three stepgreat-grandchildren, Kris and Jazmine Barlow and Kolbi Roach, all of Derby. He also is survived by two nieces and their spouses, Verna and Calvin Graybill of Alva and Nita and Travis Cox of Cherokee, Okla.; a very special cousin, Eva Mae Stout of Lambert; other relatives and friends; along with a host of Ranger fans.

Contributions may be made in his memory to Northwestern Oklahoma State Foundation for Athletes Scholarship or The Elks Major Projects.

Condolences may by made online at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

(Submitted by family)

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