Evadene Loraine Fox

Evadene Loraine (Struble) Fox age 90 of Hastings, passed away Friday, October 16, 2009 into the presence of her beloved Saviour.\r

She was born July 1, 1919, the daughter of Arthur and Alene (Hall) Struble of Hastings. Evadene graduated from Hastings High School, class of 1937 and then attended Mercy College of Nursing in Detroit.\r

She was married to Charles Duane Fox for 65 years. As entrepreneurs, she and Charlie owned and operated the following in Hastings: a radio repair service (1940s) and later TVs Built, operated the first local motel (1950s), started the National Farm Agency (1950-70). Together they invented and distributed an FDA approved liquid multi-vitamin and also started a magnetic sign business.\r

Evadene loved music and played a variety of musical instruments. She sang in the Grand Rapids Symphonic Choir and many musicals. She arranged music for and sang in a Ladies Quartet. As a talented artist, she was a member of the Battle Creek Art Society and was involved with the Thornapple Arts Council in Hastings.\r

Evadene attended the First Baptist Church for a number of years, also the Thornapple Valley Church and more recently, Confessions of Truth Ministries. She taught a Ladies Bible Study for 18 years and traveled with her husband in the Mobile Missionary Assistance Program for 10 years. At age 65 she and Charlie took 25 kids to Austria on a mission trip through Teen Missions of Florida. She was instrumental in starting the Barry County Christian School where she taught music and theory.\r

Evadene is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Duane Fox, parents, Arthur and Alene Struble, sister Clarabelle Apsey and daughter-in-law Julia (Vincent) Fox.\r

She is survived by her daughter April (Don) Tubbs of Hastings; Sons, Charles A. Fox of Delton, Jon (Linda) Fox of Soldotna, Alaska; Stephen (Donna) Fox of Hastings; Brother, Charles (Loraine) Struble of Rochester Hills; 13 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and many beloved friends.\r

Visitation for Evadene will be at Girrbach Funeral Home, Thursday October 22, 2009, 6-8pm. Funeral services will be held at Thornapple Valley Church, M-43, Hastings on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:00am. Officiating the service will be Rev. Carla Smith and Rev. Jane Woodmansee.\r
Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Battle Creek, Michigan.\r
Memorial contributions can be made to Thornapple Arts Council or Barry Community Hospice.\r

Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net).\r