Leamon Fox

Funeral services for Mr. Leamon Fox, 90, of Bloomington Springs, TN, will be held at 3 P.M. on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Cookeville, TN. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 5 P.M. - 9 P.M., and Monday from 1 P.M. until time of services. He passed away peacefully on May 2, 2019, in his home. He was born January 6, 1929, on Hiwassee Ridge in Jackson County, TN, to the late Burton Uriah Fox and Essie Cleo Burgess Fox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma C. Fox; daughter, Karen Fox; brother, Leonard Fox; sister, Helen Fox Robinson; brother, Haskel Boyd Fox; brother, Howard Fox; brother, Alford Fox; brother, Bobby Davis Fox; brother, Ernest Fox; and 2 brothers-in-law, James Robinson and Roy Mundy. He began farming for his family at age 11. He was a dozer owner and operator for 50 years. He is survived by his son, Gary (Joy) Fox of Bloomington Springs, TN; daughter, Amy Fox of Cookeville, TN; Grandchildren: Bryann (Amy) Fox, Don Holloway III, Kelly (Landon) Gaw, Heather (Tommy) Moore, Elana (Chris) Newton and a Fox pack of great and great great grandchildren; Brothers: Hulon "Fuzz" (Carolyn) Fox, Jerry (Linda) Fox, and Roger (Linda) Fox; Sisters: Anna (Ross) Carroll of Athens, TN; Treva Mundy of Jamestown, TN; and 2 Sisters-in-Law: Rose Fox of Rome, GA, and Georgia Fox of Cookeville, TN; and a Fox pack of nieces and nephews and special friends. The family would like to express a special thank you to the staff of Caris. Bro. Johnny Fox will officiate at the services. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552