hmtl5 Joseph Benton Fox b. 21 Jan 1929 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 31 Oct 2020 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Joseph Benton Fox

Joseph Benton Fox

Male 1929 - 2020  (91 years)


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  • Name Joseph Benton Fox 
    Birth 21 Jan 1929  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Oct 2020  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I434  Gritton
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2025 

    Father Willis Benton Fox,   b. 12 Oct 1891, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1982 (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Grace Gertrude Hedges,   b. 28 Oct 1895, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1988, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1925  Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Jan 1929 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 2020 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Fox, Joseph    		Fox, Joseph

    Headstones
    Fox, Joseph Benton headstone    		Fox, Joseph Benton headstone
    Fox, Joseph Benton headstone    		Fox, Joseph Benton headstone

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Benton Fox, 91, of Danville, Illinois, passed away Saturday (Oct. 31, 2020) at home.

      Joseph was born on Jan. 21, 1929 in Fairmount, Illinois, the son of Willis B. Fox and Grace Hedges Fox. He married Patricia Ann Dowers on July 10, 1954. She survives.

      Other survivors include two daughters, Diana (Bob) Kmetz of Edwardsville and Teresa (Mark) Steinbaugh of Bismarck, one brother, Marion Fox of Decatur; one sister, Marjorie Block of Sanford, North Carolina, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

      Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Fairmount and Homer. He was a member of the Danville American Legion Post 210.

      As per his wishes, Joseph will be cremated, and a private service will be held.
      [1, 2]
    • member of Center Point Church
      [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S106] Records of Center Point Church, Library of Linda Hedges.


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