Gene Garfield Fox

Mr. Gene Garfield Fox, 74, of Johnson City died Thursday, June 2, 2011 in the Johnson City Medical Center following a brief illness. A native of Burnsville, NC he was the son of the late John Wesley and Pearl Lena Barnett Fox.  Mr. Fox retired from E.T.S.U. as a painter after thirty-two years.  He attended College Park Freewill Baptist Church, Berea Freewill Baptist Church and Rich Acres Freewill Baptist Church.  Mr. Fox was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in the Korean Conflict.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Pansy Fox and Dorothy Fox Smith.  Survivors include his wife, Marion Nancine Taylor Fox, of the home; two daughters, April White and husband Robert and Brooke Ray and husband Thomas, all of Johnson City; a son, Randy Fox, Johnson City; five grandchildren, Jaime Fox, Joshua White and wife Christine, Brandon Fox, Ethan Ray and Phillip White; four great-granddaughters, Hannah and Holly Moore, Randi Faith Fox and Caitlin White; a brother, Enza Fox, Johnson City and two sisters, Emma Lee Smith, Johnson City and Catherine Smith, Asheville, NC.  Several nieces and nephews also survive.Graveside service for Mr. Gene Garfield Fox will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Monday, June 6, 2011 in the Mountain Home National Cemetery with Pastor Matthew Guy officiating.  Active pallbearers will be Joshua White, Brandon Fox, Ethan Ray, Thomas Ray, Phillip White, Grant Harbin, Mike Maggart, and Robert White.  Military honors will be accorded by the American Legion Post #49.  The family will receive friends at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home from 11:00 AM till Noon on Monday prior to the graveside service.Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to The American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD  20852, or to the family to help with funeral expenses.Read Obituary