Mary Lee

Palmer Fox

Obituary

Mary Lee Palmer Fox, 87, of Tifton passed away Monday, April 13, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Fox on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate.

Born November 4, 1932, Mrs. Fox was the daughter of the late Aubrey Palmer and Lura Edwards Palmer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Fox; two brothers, John Palmer and Ralph Palmer; and two sisters, Mabel Lamb and Montine Akridge. Before retiring, she was a waitress at Davis Brothers Cafeteria. She loved spending time with her family; loved flowers; and loved to cook. She was of the Baptist faith.

Mrs. Fox is survived by her children and their spouses, Jimmy and Roseanne Fox of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Diane Fox Baldree and Mary Jo and Roger Pendarvis, all of Tifton, Charlotte and Steve Tuinder of Wilmer, Alabama and Gene and Joni Fox of Fitzgerald; two sisters, Florine Moye of Pelham and Barbra Ann Feagin of Cotton; eleven grandchildren, Dale Pendarvis, John Fox, Richard L. Baldree, Chris Tuinder, Jessica Normand, Mary Ann Harrison, Lisa Pendarvis, Robert Tuinder, Beth Sellars, Tiffany Tuinder Foster and Taylor Ballance; and 37 great-grandchildren