Obituary of Frank R.
Fox
Courtesy of Mike Casey
Nov.
24, 1931 - Dec. 4, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY Frank R. Fox passed away
peacefully at his home on December 4, 2012. Frank was born in Oklahoma City,
on November 24, 1931. He attended Rosary Elementary School (St. Francis
Parish) from kindergarten thru the 9th grade. Frank graduated from St.
Gregory's High School in 1950.
He joined the U.S. Navy and served from January 1951 to October 1954 as a
Radarman on the Destroyer, USS Laffey, DD724 during the Korean
Conflict. Frank received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the
University of Oklahoma in 1959. He also attended Oklahoma City University for
business and law classes after graduation.
Frank married Grace Thomas in December of 1955. They were married for nearly
fifty years and had five children. Some of Frank's hobbies included golf and
photography. Frank has served as President, managing officer and was on the
Board of Directors for Royalty Holding Company, Farmers Royalty Pool and Oil
Royalties, Inc. He was a life member of St. Gregory's Alumni Association and
served on the Board of Regents; Secretary to the USS Laffey
Association in Charleston, South Carolina; Oklahoma Independent Petroleum
Association and the Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma.
Frank was a member of St. John Nepomuk Church in Yukon, Oklahoma, where he was
very active in the St. Vincent DePaul Society. He spent his final years with
his loving companion, Barbara Zurline.
Frank is survived by his children Jan Hoepfner and Ric Noon, Lisa Adams and
husband Keith, Vickie Lofgren and husband Bill, Dan Fox and wife Sandy, Greg
Fox and wife Sharon; grandchildren Jennifer Peterson and husband Ben, Ben
Dougherty and wife Paige, Erik Hoepfner, Peter Hoepfner, Helen Hoepfner,
Brandon Adams, Aubrey Brodess and husband Jordan, Skyler Adams, Tyler Lofgren,
Tara Lofgren, Courtney Carr and husband Brett, Ashley Fox, Garret Fox, and
Brady Fox; great-grandchildren Nate and Josie Peterson, and Rylan Carr.
He will be greatly missed by his family and loved ones. A Rosary will be 7:00
p.m., Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Smith & Kernke Funeral Home North May
Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 7, 2012,
at St. John Nepomuk Church, Yukon, OK. In lieu of flowers, the family is
directing memorial gifts to the St. Vincent DePaul Society.