Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-19

ulVluualS and the community as a whole, has suffered great loss.
 Descended from union of two yer, prominent families of Virginia. Mr Fox was the epitome of that courtesy ana gentility for which the Old Do fnlnion state and the entire south. has ever been famed. A devoted member of his church, he demonstrated in his daily life that he wa sa Christian gentleman ill practice, as in theorr. Ills purse was always open for g worthy cause, though his charities were most unostentations, and were known to very few except those mo st directly concerned and benefited. A lover Of his home and family, devot- ed to them in the highest degree, he yet exemplified the ideal of the gool citizen, in giving of his time, thought and labor, to service for his city, and this service was of benefit to the city. in that it brought to the management of civic affairs man whose business training was of the greatest value 10 the community and who put into the clty's affairs the same thought and attention that he devoted to the management of his private affairs.
 Had Served As Mayor.
 For nearly 20 years, MT. Fox had served as a member of the city coun- Gil. In that period, he had been a member of the finance and other i1n- Portant council committees, and sev- eral times he had acted as mayor of the city, during the absence of the mayor, due to illness CT other causes.
 MT. Fox also had served for many directors of the Pine Bluff special school district, in charge of the pub lie schools of the city. He has long been a most active worker in behalf of the Young Mems Christian as- sociation, and had served for many years as a trustee of that organiZa- ton. He had served also as presi- dent of the board of trustees of the Young Mems Christian association which organization will long remenl- Der and profit from his labors in it's behalf.
 MT. Fox was for several years president of the old Pine Bluff Board of Trade, which later became the Chamber of Commerce, and when the new organization was performed, ne became one of it's most consistent workers. MT. Fox had served the as president, and until Q year or so ago was a member of the board of trustees, being excused from continuing such service only when his health began to fai', about year ago.
 Always, for nearly 50 years, MT. Fox has been one of the very best men and one of the leaders in all pub- lie movements, in Pine Bluff," said Secretary E. B. Bloom of the cham Der of commerce, last night. "In this death, Pine Bluff Hoses 2 citizen whose place it will be most difficult to fill, and those who had the pleas ure of knowing him lose a most valued and loving friend"
 Native of Virginia.
 Fred Fox was born in King and Queens county Va, Jenrary 2S, 1853, son of Capt. Edward Campbell Fox and J. Ella Carleton Fox, the Fox and Carleton families being of the olde:t and most prominent in that state. He came to Pine Bluff. in 1869, arriving here on October, 10l} and had made his home here continuously eve~ since. !!
 Almost immediately after his ar rival, the young Virginian began the study of law in the office of his uncle, Herman Carleton, one of the most prominent legal lights of those days in this section. Judge M. El- liott, of the chancery court, studied law in the same office, at the same time, and was perhaps the most inti- mate, and the oldest, of the friends of Fred Fox in Pine Bluff. Just few years after his arrival here, Fred Fox was joined by his brothers, H. c. Fox, F. l.. Fox and w. H. Fox. who found- ed and established the Fox Brothers Hardware company, which is today one of the largest and most import ant, as it is one of the oldest, com mercial enterprises in this city )r section of the state.
 The father of Fred Fox was a cap- tain of the Fifth Virginia cavalry in the war between the states, fighting under General Rousseau and under G0u. A. r. OIudlt, dHu WuO Woo hlAACi in May, 1864, in the celebrated battle of Yellow Tavern, near Richmond, Va.
 In January, 1876, MT. Fox married Miss Olive V. Atkins of Pine Bluff, who survives him. Five children were born to this union, Mrs. Oliver Galbraith, Miss Blanche Fox, Camp bell Fox, Mrs. T. c. Edgar, who was Miss Allie Lee Fox and who died sev- eral years ago, and Mrs. James Nc Cannon. All the children make their homes in Pine Bluff, as do the sur viving brothers, Hugh Fox and Lee Fox.
 MT. Fox was a member of the board of directors of the Citizens bank and of the Cotton Belt Savings & Trust company, at the time of his death.
 Although MT. Fox had been seri- ously ill for the past six weeks only, his health had been bad for a year past, prior to which time his health had been most excellent.
 Funeral This Afternoon.
 The funeral will be held this after