Richard W. "Peck" Fox, 84, of Waynesburg, died at 10:50 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2001, in Rolling Meadows Nursing Home, Waynesburg.
He was born January 30, 1917, in Jefferson, a son of Charles Fox and Elsie M. Ankrom Fox Willis.
Mr. Fox had resided in Waynesburg most of his life and was Protestant.
He was a veteran of World War II, where he served with the U.S. Army as a private with Headquarters ASFTC, 1st Training Regiment, 1671st SU.
Mr. Fox was a self-employed carpenter and laborer in Greene County until retiring because of illness.
He was married to Myrtle Rose Hetrick Fox, who died November 25, 1978.
Surviving are two daughters, Elsie M. Hoffman of Clinton and Jeannie Rush of Port Charlotte, Fla.; three sons, Donald L. and Roy T. Fox, both of Waynesburg, and Gary A. Fox of Spraggs; a brother, Dennis Fox of Panama City, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Deceased are two sons, Richard and Robert Fox; a daughter, Loretta Fox; a granddaughter, Donna Fox; a great-grandson; a brother, Worthy Fox Sr.; and a sister, Albeta Detzler.