Sepember 22, 1934 – December 4, 2022
Wilma Maenell Fox, 88, of Mitchell, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the Stonebridge Health Campus, in Bedford.
Born September 22, 1934, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Arnold and Louise (Akin) Shoopman. She married Jimmy Fox in January 1991 and he survives.
Wilma worked in assembly positions at General Electric, M. Fine and Sons, and retired from Carpenter Body Works. She was active in sewing, reading her favorite books, hunting for antiques, and loved shopping. Wilma was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Friday Night Dulcimer Friends. She was a member of the Mitchell Wesleyan Church.
Surviving is her husband; children, Enola Gay Batchelor, Greg Chastain, Kim Whitmore, and Misti Bartlett; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; siblings Evelyn Ruth Hawk and Thomas Austin Akin.
Her parents; and siblings, Wanita Hopkins and Janet Terry preceded her in death.
The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Pastor Steve Jones officiating. Burial will be at Mitchell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service Saturday, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made in Wilma’s memory to the Lawrence County Cancer Patient Services.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com.
