Fae Fox

Fae Fox 1918-2011 Mary Fae Openshaw Fox, 93, passed away September 30, 2011 at her home in Bountiful, Utah. She was born in Salt Lake City, July 10, 1918 the daughter of Frank M. and Margaret Mary Sheppard Openshaw. Fae attended Washington School and graduated from East High School. She studied music and dance at the McCune School of Music. She married Arley Wayne Fox in the Salt Lake Temple in 1937. With her husband, she managed the Yale Apartments on 2nd Avenue during the 1940s. In 1951, Wayne and Fae moved to Bountiful. She was active in her LDS ward where she held many callings in Relief Society and served for decades in Sunday School. She was known for her warm, intense friendships and was especially devoted to visiting those sick, housebound, or less fortunate. She was a good mother, famous for Sunday dinners, cookies, and her apple cake with dip. She and her husband took their children on memorable summer vacations and ward camping trips. She enjoyed the fruits and vegetables of the Bountiful Bench and served them daily in the summer and canned yearly. She enjoyed society and loved such gatherings as her 8th Ward Study Group, ward dinners and family parties. She loved birthdays and was famous for her birthday calls to family, neighbors, and friends. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She loved walking and relaxing at the family cabin in Emigration Canyon, Merimar. She loved to travel especially Hawaii. She enjoyed dining at landmarks such as Bratten’s and the Lion House. Fae wrote her life story concentrating on her childhood, youth, courtship and marriage. Her writings and collection of memorabilia are treasure troves of social, cultural, personal and family connections, history, photographs, and mementos that would have been lost without her efforts. She is survived by her sisters Margaret Elaine Openshaw Wood of Salt Lake City and Marilyn (Toni) Openshaw Chapman of Provo, as well as her children Frank W. Fox (Elaine, two children), Carolyn Milligan (R.J., three children), Bonnie Lee Fox, Lawrence Kent Fox (Kelli, four children), Mary Lynette Hendricks (Reed, five children), and David Kevin Fox (Christine, four children), and seventeen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years. Special thanks to JoeAnn Smith, Tender Care Hospice, Adam, Sharlene and Heather Petersen; caregivers Mindy Johnson, Laurana Johnson, Bianka Guzman, Marla Johnson, Dara Stanley, Beverly Dortch, and Renae Billingsley. Funeral services will be held 11 am, Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Oak Hills Ward Chapel, 455 S. 1200 E. Bountiful. Friends may visit Fri. from 6-8 pm at Lindquist’s Bountiful Mortuary, 727 N. 400 E. and Sat. from 9:30–10:30 am at the church prior to services. Interment Lakeview Memorial Park. Bountiful.