Father, brother, husband, grandfather and great-grandfather are but a
few words to describe Bob. He touched countless lives during his time
here on Earth.
Robert Clayton Fox was born in Satanta, Kansas, on November 17, 1934, to William J. Fox and Enola Ruth Thompson Fox.
Bob attended grade school and graduated from high school in Moscow,
Kansas, in the Spring of 1952. He was raised on the family farm and,
upon graduation, began a lifetime career of farming in Southwest Kansas.
With generous help, he farmed as long as he lived. In 1961, he
established Fox Sales and Service where he sold and service implement
and irrigation motors.
After dating Paula J. Chaffin for several years, Bob asked the love of
his life to marry him. They were married on a rainy evening in
September of 1955 and enjoyed 61 years of marriage prior to Paula’s
death in 2017; although, a true love story never ends.
Several years later, he became a father to Lisa and Eric. Cassie,
Christian, Gabby and Max called him Grandpa and, to Emmett, Reese and
Olivia, he was great-grandpa.
His vision of vacation was fishing and camping. His hand constructed
wooden camper on the bed of the farm pickup would always suffice as we
wandered to the mountains in Southwestern Colorado before school and
corn harvest started. He enjoyed numerous fishing trips to Alaska and
Canada with friends.
For many years, Del Rio, Texas, was his winter home resulting in
wonderful friends, fishing and memories. Each year, they left a little
earlier and returned a little later.
In 1946, Bob joined Boy Scouts and invested 76 years of his time and
energy to being a scout leader as well as multiple leadership positions
within the Santa Fe Trail Council. Bob was instrumental in establishing
the Spanish Peaks Boy Scout Camp in Southern Colorado and shared his
camping and fishing skills with many at the camp. In time, he would
attend the International Boy Scout Jamboree in Australia as a Scout
Master.
Bob is survived by his son, Eric and his wife Gina of Rockwall, Texas,
and daughter, Lisa and her husband Randy of Colby, Kansas. He is also
survived by his grandchildren: Cassie Cole, Christian Wilson, Gabrielle
Wilson and Max Fox, as well his great grandchildren: Emmett Cole, Reese
Cole and Olivia Wilson.
Funeral service will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the
Moscow Christian Fellowship Church in Moscow, Kansas, with Patty Lahey
officiating. Interment will follow at the Moscow Cemetery. Visitation
will be Friday, December 9, 2022, from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Garnand
Funeral Home, 920 E. 11th St. in Hugoton.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Satanta District Hospital or Moscow Christian Fellowship Church in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 920 E. 11th St. Hugoton, KS 67951. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.