James Lawrence Fox (1895 - 1975)

Born 7 Jan 1895 in Winn Parish, Louisiana

Died 8 Jan 1975 at age 80 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

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Obituary

James Lawrence Fox, 80 of Alexandria died early today in Heritage Manor Nursing Home here after a lengthy illness. Fox, a native of Winn Parish, was a retired restaurant owner.

Survivors are his wife Mrs. Mary Kennington Fox of Alexandria; one son, James L. Fox Jr. of Houston, Tex; two step-sons Jesse Kennington Jr. of Baton Rouge and Ronald L. Kennington of Alexandria; one daughter, Mrs. P.S. Hair of Alexandria; three sisters, Mrs. Arrie Fox Price and Mrs. Etha Fox Peppers both of Dodson, and Mrs. Lena Fox Adams of Sikes, five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, eight step-great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Hixson Bros. . here with Rev. Waynon Mott officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Pineville.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4p.m. today.^[1]

• • Note Mr. Fox's first wife was Fannie Celonia Price.

Biography

James was born in 1895. He was the son of George Fox and Elizabeth Dean. He passed away in 1975.

Sources

1. ↑ Published in the Alexandria Town Talk

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPK-9H5 : accessed 31 August 2017), James L Fox in household of George F Fox, Ward 7, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 9B, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,586.

• "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQV-QZ4S : 12 June 2017), James L Fox in entry for Fannie Cilonia Fox, 11 Oct 1958; citing Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States, certificate number 15922, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FamilySearch digital folder 005051813.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8P-27H : 12 December 2014), James Laurence Fox, 1917-1918; citing Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,030.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLR-C4TR : 13 December 2015), James Lawrence Fox, 1975; Burial, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum; citing record ID 105477435, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.