ARGYLE-

Joan Nellis Fox, 81, of Argyle, passed away Friday, August 31, at her home surrounded by her family.

Born July 6, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Vivian (Holden) Nellis.

Joan graduated from Andrew Jackson High School, Saint Albans, and then Lenox Hill School of Nursing in 1952.

On January 9, 1960, Joan married Bernard Fox in Cambria Heights, NY at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. They were happily married for 31years before Bernard’s passing.

Joan worked as an R.N. at Lenox Hill Hospital, Long Island Jewish Hospital in Jamaica Queens, and ARC in Tupper Lake, NY.

Together Bernard and Joan raised their family of nine children in Port Jefferson, Long Island. In 1981, Joan, Bernard, and their daughter Bernadette moved to Tupper Lake, NY. After Bernard’s passing, she moved to Argyle, NY with Bernadette.

Joan was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Port Jefferson and St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Tupper Lake.

Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her sons Edwin Fox and Stephen Gibbs.

Survivors include her children: sons, Andrew P. and his wife Jane (Obrien) Fox of Baiting Hollow, NY and Thomas P. and his wife Carol (Macys) Fox of Port Jefferson, NY; daughter Bernadette Christy and her husband Christopher of Argyle, NY; stepsons Stephen B. Fox of Mt. Sinai, NY, Gerald L. and his wife Jan Fox of Oshkosh, WI, Kevin M. and his wife Denise Fox of Middle Island, NY, and Michael and his wife Susan Fox of Briarcliff Manor, NY, daughter in-law Elizabeth Johnson Gibbs of San Jose, CA, brother Edwin Nellis of Los Angeles, CA. Joan was a beloved Grandmother to Michelle, Ryan, Sean, Daniel, James, Caitlin, Allison, Ellen Fox, and Aidan and Lily Christy, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

At Joan's request, there will be no calling hours. A Memorial Mass will be conducted 11:00am Saturday, September 8, 2012 am at St. Joseph’s Church,164 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY with Rev. Thomas Babiuch, pastor, officiating.

The Rite of Committal will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Argyle, NY.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made to Friends of Washington County Hospice 415 Lower Main St. Hudson Falls, NY 12839.

Arrangements are under the care of the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 123 Main St. Argyle. For online condolences, please visit www.kilmerfuneralhome.com

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