Charles Richard Fox

May 11, 1942 ~ April 27, 2002
Resided in:
Fletcher, NC
A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Fox was the husband of Emine Atlas Vural Fox and the son of Frances Matthews Fox of Asheville and the late Lon Richard Fox. Mr. Fox was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, and was a chief clerk for Norfolk Southern Railroad. He held membership in the Biltmore Masonic Lodge #446 and the Oasis Shrine Temple. He was also a member of the NC Athletic Association, having served as a sports official and an athletic chairman for T.C. Roberson High School. Mr. Fox was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.
In addition to his wife and mother, survivors include two sons, Christopher Omer Fox of Charlotte and Kenan Alan Fox of Wilmington, two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a brother, Lonnie Emory Fox of Adrian, Mich.
A funeral service will be conducted Monday at 12 noon in the Biltmore Baptist Church with Revs. Ryland Whitehorn and Carl Setterlind officiating. An interment will be held at 2 pm Monday in the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain with Masonic services conducted by the Biltmore Masonic Lodge #446. The lodge will open at 11 am.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:30 pm Sunday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road.
Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605.
Dearest Atlas, Chris and Kenan, Please know that I am with you in loving thoughts and prayers.
Dear Atlas & Family,
Please accept our deepest sympathy in your family’s time of sorrow. May God bless each and every one of you.
Dear Atlas, Chris, Kenan & Family: I don’t know how to express my sorrow. You are all family to me and I know your pain. I will always remember Foxy’s beautiful smile and laughter. I know he and John and other friends are together now. I love you all so very much.
Betty
Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
SO VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.
I enjoyed coaching your son
all those years ago. I’ll miss
refereeing with you. I’ll
remember my last basketball
game forever, because it was
with you!
Dear Fox Family,
Our hearts were saddened to learn of Mr. Fox’s passing. His influence on the lives of our sons Josh and Ben through athletics was a blessing! May God richly bless and comfort you in your days of sorrow!
Please know that I LOVE you
ALL. I LOVED Charles/Dickie
as a brother. I will always
remember him when I lost Mother. He wanted me to know I could all on him for anything.
I will ALWAYS remember him
holding my hand @ Thoms and telling he HE was going to be
alright.
I pray God will enfold you in his arms and give you a peace that passeth all understanding
during this VERY difficult time.
Please know that I am here for you…
Chris….you have been the ‘ROCK’ for your family.
With deepest sympathy.
Betty Ponder
My heart and mind are FILLED with fond, wonderful memories of Foxy–he was a great second dad and friend to our family. I am saddened that his family and this world has lost such a great man! We are all better to have known him and experienced his goodness. My prayers with you–Atlas, Chris and Kenan.
love always, jen
I was so sorry to hear about Foxy. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May God help you find strength. Remember the good times as they will help you through the hard times.
Dearest Friend,
My heart is broken for you. May God give you strength and comfort during this time.
With love and prayers, Linda H.
Our fond memories of course go back to basketball and baseball. I hope you find comfort in that Charlie was well loved and had such an influence on all of ‘our’ boys lives.
Please remember we are keeping you in our prayers.
John, Debbie, John Jr.
chris,
I’m so sorry about your dad. He was always so kind to me from the time we were kids until recently. Anytime he officiated any of my games, no matter how good or bad we were, he would always tell me that my kids played hard and that I was doing a good job. It sure meant a lot. Your mom and brother may not remember me but give them my condolences. Take care bud, I’ll be thinking about you.
Chris Chapman
Dicky, Go in peace. I will always treasure the memories of happy times we shared when we were young. It seems like it was only yesterday. Wayne McCarthy
we love you dad.may you be in peace forever.
chris,andrea,jessica and taylor
I loved you so much.I know that you are living a wonderful life now. I will always miss you.Kenan and I will always cherish our times with you. I know that you will always be looking over us.
well dad, there is so much I want to say and do. I just wish you were here to see me become the things you wanted me to be. i know you will always be with me in my heart and dreams but i am going to miss all the times we have shared. All the games, all the car shows and all the talks to keep me straight. I love you daddy and I am going to miss you more than the world. God rest you soul, and please wait for me!
well dad, there is so much I want to say and do. I just wish you were here to see me become the things you wanted me to be. i know you will always be with me in my heart and dreams but i am going to miss all the times we have shared. All the games, all the car shows and all the talks to keep me straight. I love you daddy and I am going to miss you more than the world. God rest you soul, and please wait for me!
My thought and prayers are with you. Dickie was a great friend in high school, He, Donnie Hudson and I did lots of thing together even returning from the beach the night before starting our senior year. He is missed even when I neglected to keep in touch.
We still miss you. All our love!
Chris,We are thinking about you.Sorry to hear about your lost. Ken & Martha
Atlas, Chris and Kenan…
Please know that I LOVE you
ALL. I LOVED Charles as a brother. I will always remember him when I lost mother. He wanted me to know
I could call on him for anything.
I’ll always remember him holding my hand when I visited him at Thoms on the 20th..
I pray that God will give you a peace that passeth ALL
understanding during this
difficult time.
Please know I’m here for you.
I LOVED him and LOVE ALL of you.
Betty Ponder
Atlas and family,Iam sorry about fox.please except my condolence on your lose.With love Hazel.
Atlas – I was so sorry to hear about Charlie. We always considered him as part of our family. We will miss him terribly. Please accept my condolences and I wish I could be there in person.
Love you all, Dianna
Its hard to lose someone like Dick. He was always willing to help in any way he could. He will always be remembered for the help he gave some were big things and some were small but he was always willing.
Many fond memories of Friday Nights ‘in the booth’ high above the field at T.C.R. with Charlie will always come to mind. He was a man who loved and supported his family and sports, and will truly be missed by the community as well as Atlas and the Boys. We express our deepest sympathy.