Carrie Oxentine Fox

Carrie Oxentine Fox, 85, of Fox Valley Court, Taylorsville, passed away at her residence on Monday, February 27, 2017.

Mrs. Fox was born May 23, 1931, in Watauga County, the daughter of the late William Carol Oxentine and Jennie L. Jones Oxentine.

She had retired from Southern Devices and was of the Baptist faith.

Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Lee Fox; four brothers, June, Clarence, Hubert and Richard Oxentine; and a sister, Cora Oxentine.

Those left to cherish her memory include two sons, Dean Fox, Sr. and wife Linda of Taylorsville, and Joie L. Fox of Spruce Pine; three granddaughters, Maria Lor and husband Vue of Morganton, Jamie Stevenson and husband Michael of Taylorsville, and Victoria Scott and husband Zach of Morganton; three grandsons, Dean Fox, Jr. of Taylorsville, Andrew Fox of Morganton, and Jesse Fox of Taylorsville; 12 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mary Sue Speaks of Taylorsville, Virlea Greene of Blowing Rock, Martha Cox of Taylorsville, and Shirley Sipe and husband Robert of Taylorsville; three brothers, Gordon Oxentine and wife Judy, and James Oxentine and wife Shirley, all of Taylorsville, and Roger Oxentine and wife Brenda of Wilkes County.

The funeral service will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wesley Hammer will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Condolences may be sent to: www.adamsfunerals.com.

Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Services is honored to be serving the Fox Family.