Mabel I. Fox

Mabel I. Fox, 86, of Prosperity Drive, died at 4:30 a.m. October 29, 2019, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Mabel was born February 24, 1933, in Moss, Tennessee, the daughter of Terry and Emily Moore Odle. She was a strong supporter of veterans through the American Legion and V.F.W. Dylan, her grandson, was the light of her life. Mabel also loved her cats. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 4, 2019, at Flintwood Wesleyan Church with Pastor Wes Jones officiating. Calling will be 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be at Garland Brook Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Legion Post #24 in honor of Mabel. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Taylor of Ellettsville, Indiana; stepsons, Charles D. (Julie) Fox, John Warner and Joe Warner, all of Columbus, and stepdaughters, Peggy Swafford and Paricia Sparks, both of Columbus; sister, Allie Mae Cherry of Columbus; granddaughter, Shayna (Patrick) Stanley; step-grandchildren, Chris Fox and Brandy Koontz; and a great-grandson, Dylan Housel. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Hollis Bean, Donald Waltermire and the love of her life, Franklin Fox; and brothers, Fred Odle and Roy Coons; a sister, Anna Persinger; and son-in-law, Mark Taylor.