Retha M. Fox

Retha M. Fox, 100, of Zephyrhills, FL., formerly of Ashland, passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at the Gulfside Center for Hospice Care in Zephyrhills. Retha was born May 18, 1917 in Cabin Creek, WV, a daughter of the late Houston E. and Nellie Pack Williams. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Thomas H. Fox, brothers Delmar B. Williams and Earl Kendall Williams, sisters Jane Brown, Phyllis Murphy, Nancy Wells and her step-sister Ruth Stambaugh. Retha had lived in VanLear, KY before moving to Ashland in 1941. She was of the Baptist Faith and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the United Transportation Union. She was a sales associate with more than 30 years of service at Pollock’s Jewelers and the former Polan’s Jewelers in Ashland. Survivors include her son Ronald Dean Fox of San Antonio, FL. Sister Glenna Music of VanLear, KY, her grandchildren and great grandchildren Michael Brent Fox of Olive Hill, KY and the mother of their children Chesla Blaydes Fox and their children Michael Blaydes Fox and Ryan Alexandra Fox, Melissa Fox Wood of Wesley Chapel, FL, and her children Matthew Ryan Wood and Nicholas David Wood, Candice Fox Prince and husband Tim of Conway, SC and their children Sara Ashlyn Fox Prince and Samuel Thomas Prince, sister-in-law Margaret Fox Collins of Venice, FL and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family members and dear friends. Funeral services will be held 1:30pm Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum Chapel in Ashland with burial immediately following the service. Friends may call after 1:00pm Friday at the Mausoleum Chapel. Arrangement have been entrusted to the Steen Funeral Home Central Avenue Chapel. Online condolence to www.steenfuneralhome.com

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