Ethel Lee Fox
November 9, 1912 - November 25, 2016
Ethel Lee Fox, age 104, of Obion, died Friday, November 25, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was born November 9, 1912, in Perry County the daughter of the late Lemmie Lee and Nellie Dorton Tate. She was a homemaker, a member of the former Glass Church of Christ and the Glass-Mt. Moriah Community Center. She is survived by two grandchildren and their spouses, LeEllen and Jimmy Smith of Troy and Tim and Jamie Fox of Obion; six great grandchildren Jay Fox of Obion, Clay Smith and Jackson Smith of Nashville, Samuel and Micah Smith of Troy, LeAnna and Corey Jones of Obion; five great great grandchildren Jaylan Fox and Garan Fox of Obion, Lance Jones, Jack Jones and Sam Jones of Obion. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Jackson “Jack” Fox in 1999, a son James Edward “Sonny” Fox, a daughter-in-law Shirley Cutler Fox; an infant son Jackie Lee Fox; three brothers, Jack Tate, Harry Tate and Griffin Tate and a sister Maude Houston. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 27. 2016 at Cryer Funeral Home. Jimmy Smith will officiate with burial to follow in the Rosehill Cemetery in Obion. Pallbearers will be Jay Fox, Corey Jones, Clay Smith, Jackson Smith, Samuel Smith, Jaylan Fox and Garan Fox. Friends may call at Cryer Funeral Home from 1:00 PM until the hour of service at 3:00 PM. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Reelfoot Youth Camp & Retreat Center, P. O. Box 736, Union City, TN 38281.
Ethel Lee Fox, age 104, of Obion, died Friday, November 25, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was born November 9, 1912, in Perry County the daughter of the late Lemmie Lee and Nellie Dorton Tate. She was a homemaker, a member... View Obituary & Service Information