- Date Of Birth: January 15, 1935
- Date Of Death: February 10, 2022
- State: North Carolina
With great sadness we share our dear mother, Dorothy (Dot) Mae Ford Fox passed away peacefully on February 10, 2022. We rejoice in the knowledge Mom has escaped the cruel dementia of the past four years and is now resting comfortably in God’s embrace. We will miss her smile forever.
Dot spent most of her life in Statesville except for a few years in Charlotte, NC. Dot was born January 15, 1935, in Statesville, NC to Macie Lois Ford. She and her mother lived on Mulberry Street enjoying lifelong friendships with many neighbors. Dot was a gifted student with a strong work ethic and displayed a keen sense for business during high school. She was a 1953 graduate of Statesville Senior High School.
She met her husband of 54 years, Jerry A. P. (Pete) Fox while working at the Playhouse Theater, where he worked as a projectionist and she as a candy counter girl. They married on September 6, 1953, in South Carolina. In 1966, Dot and Jerry moved their family to West Charlotte. Jerry worked as a brakeman for Southern Railway while Dot worked as a key punch operator. She also taught Key Punch at the community college for several years.
They returned to Statesville in 1973. Dot became property manager of newly built Signal Hill Apartments while assisting her husband in the opening of his store – Radio Shack – with the opening of Signal Hill Mall, Statesville, NC. She would lend a hand in the store until Jerry’s retirement in 1991. Their son, Danny, took over management until the store’s closing in 2017.
Resigning from Signal Hill Apartments, she began her successful real estate career working first for Bill Redman. She later worked for Parks Realty before settling into her nearly twenty-year career as a million-dollar producer for her classmate Edwin Hunter at Hunter Realty.
Dot and Jerry were members of Covenant ARP Church. Dot was a member of the NC Realtors Association, Altrusa Club, and American Business Women’s Association.
Dot enjoyed keeping up with the local real estate trends & market. Retiring from real estate in 1990, she continued to love afternoon drives discovering new real estate developments and neighborhoods. Dot took great joy in her weekly shopping excursions with best friend Millie Mitchell as well as many lunches with good friend Linda Brater. She and Jerry enjoyed several trips to Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Ocean Isle Beach.
Dot shared the importance of the local public library with her children.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren whom she loved dearly. Son, Daniel Fox and daughters, Arlene (Michael) Foster of Statesville, NC and Lorraine (Kevin) Westendorf of Fairview, Oregon. Grandchildren, McKenna Fox, Dylan (Kelly) Fox, Adam (Lauren) Foster and Nick Foster all of Statesville, NC, and Ben Shaver (Danielle) of Hillsboro, Oregon. Great Grandchildren, Wyatt and Ryleigh Foster, Luna and Aiden Shaver and Brenden Hubbard. Niece, Nena Johnson, and two nephews, Dean & Gene Cox. Great nieces, Candace Wilkerson and Hayley.
Dot was preceded in death by her mother Macie, husband, Jerry, In laws, Elmer Lacy & Mildred Iona Fox, and sister-in-law, Marjorie Fox Cox of Mt. Holly.
Family would like to thank her supportive friends at Covenant ARP Church. Caregiver, Wanda Potts as well as Dr. Pence and staff at Maple Leaf Health Center for their kind care.
