Gary Fox

GARY MAC FOX LARNED - Gary Mac Fox, 75, passed away June 13, 2023, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. He was born September 21, 1947, in Great Bend, the son of Walter Mac and Dorothy Goldsmith Fox. Gary graduated from Larned High School in 1966. Following high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served his country for four years. During that time, he was stationed in (Saigon) Vietnam for one year, where he served as a jet mechanic. He often took R&R trips to Japan, where he would purchase electronic equipment and send it home for safe keeping. His family enjoyed the use of his record player, reel-to-reel tape player and massive speakers until he returned home to reclaim them. Following his honorable discharge from the Air Force he returned to Kansas and attended and graduated from North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit, Kan., in today's equivalent of Agriculture Equipment Technology. Having grown up on the family farm, Agricultural Mechanicing was his way of staying connected to the family farm. He then worked for several years for the John Deere dealerships in Larned, Great Bend, and Ottawa. After his career with John Deere, he worked at the Walmart Distribution Center for several years until he began his career with the Kansas Department of Transportation. He worked for KDOT until February 2023. Gary accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1986 at New Covenant Church in Larned. On January 12, 1974, he married Marsha Schultz at Larned; they later divorced. On December 27, 1993, he married Michaelene Hurd at Larned; she preceded him in death April 18, 2016. Survivors include: two sons, Eric (Jessie) Fox, Larned, Chris Fox, Salt Lake City, Utah; two stepdaughters, Amy (Scott) Borton, Lawrence, Leah Hanson, Wichita; two brothers, Larry (Marilyn) Fox, Manhattan, Maurice Fox, Larned; six grandchildren, Allen Fox, Easton Fox, Eli Fox, Evan Fox, Kimberly Hanson, and Tyler Hanson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Michaelene, and an infant sister, Beth Ann Fox. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service was at 10 a.m., Monday, June 19, 2023, at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned, with Pastor David Spare presiding. Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, Kansas 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.