John Henry Fox, 90 of Statesville, N.C., passed away Monday, March 27, 2023, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C.

John Henry was born March 19, 1933, in Iredell County, N.C., the son of the late Rome Mitchell Fox and Hazel Catherine Dellinger Fox. He attended Cool Spring High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball. He started his career with JC Steele & Sons and later retired from B & B Fabricators. He was a talented draftsman, fabricator and licensed building contractor. In July of 1967, John married his wife Bobbi Jean Morrison, who survives. Some of John’s favorite hobbies included hunting, fishing, and playing ball. He was a sports enthusiast who loved beach vacations and working on the farm. He attended Boulevard United Methodist Church.

Those left to cherish the memory of John include his wife of 56 years, Bobbi; his children, Dale Fox (Leslie), Gill Fox (Rhonda), Kellie Thompson (Russell), Carey Fox (Angie), and Brian Fox (Jennifer); his sister, Katherine Rains Price; 18 grandkids, and seven great grandkids.

John was preceded in death by his parents, along with his two brothers, Homer “Buck” Fox and Brice Fox; and one sister Nancy Fox Mills.

The family will be celebrating “John Henry” Day on Saturday, April 8, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Cull Valley Ranch, 188 Nabors Road in Statesville. Please feel free to bring a chair and some drinks. Come spend time at John’s favorite place with his family to honor his legacy.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make memorials are asked to consider the Bob Patterson Memorial Scholarship Fund, 109 Verna Drive Statesville, NC 28625 or the Jane Shaw Myers Scholarship with checks made payable to Mitchell Community College, 500 W. Broad Street Statesville, NC 28677.

Troutman Funeral Home is serving the family.