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Cheryl Ellis Fox

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Cheryl Ellis Fox, 69, of Pine Bluff, died Saturday, November 19, 2016. Born in Pine Bluff February 21, 1947 to the late George O. and Louise Hearne Ellis, she grew up in Pine Bluff. Cheryl graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1965, attended Ouachita Baptist University, and graduated from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville in 1969 with a degree in home economics. She married William H. "Bill" Fox, Jr. August 24, 1968 in Pine Bluff. The Foxes moved to Biloxi, Mississippi while Bill served in the US Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base. They moved to Centreville, Alabama, returning to Pine Bluff in 1975. Cheryl taught school in the Pine Bluff School District at Pine Bluff High School, Southeast, Robey Junior High, and worked for Volunteers in Public Schools for many years. She later worked for Neighbor to Neighbor and with her husband for seven years for the Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra. She was a member of First United Methodist Church-Pine Bluff, the Hawthorne Book Club, Sesame Club, Mathontes Club, and the Pine Bluff Art League. Her survivors include her husband; daughter, Elizabeth Fox Simpson, Little Rock; son, William H. "Will" Fox III (Jennifer), Pine Bluff; and eight grandchildren. She was also predeceased by her brother, Harold W. Ellis. A reception is Wednesday November 23, 2016, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, with services to follow at 11 a.m. Burial follows in Bellwood Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, 5-7 p.m. at Ralph Robinson & Son. Memorials requested to First United Methodist Church, Box 8003, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611 or Pine Bluff Art League, 211 West Third, Suite 108, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.

Published November 22, 2016

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