Boyd C. (Bill) Fox, Jr

Boyd C. (Bill) Fox, Jr., age 100, passed away Monday afternoon, November 14, 2022, at his rural Plains, Kansas, residence.

He was born May 24, 1922, in rural Plains, Kansas, the son of Boyd C. and Lillie (Edwards) Fox. As a young boy, he attended school at the West Glendale country school and later Plains High School, graduating in 1939. He later attended Dodge City Community College and Kansas State University. While at Kansas State, he joined the United States Army Air Corp, serving as a B-17 co-pilot during World War II. While in service, his aircraft was shot down over Germany on November 6, 1944, and was taken prisoner until the end of the war. Upon his discharge on November 10, 1945, he returned to Plains and began his career in farming and ranching. Over the years, he operated a welding business and worked in the oil field.

He was a member of the American Legion Post #312, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3166, the 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, Prisoner of War Stalag Luft III, and the Masonic Lodge No 105. He enjoyed restoring antique tractors, and tractor pulls, working in his shop, flying his aircraft, and spending time with his family and friends.

On June 7, 1944, he married Margaret O. Michael in Lincoln, Nebraska. She precedes him in death on September 30, 2014.

He is survived by a daughter Lana Miller and husband Joe of Plains; a brother Delbert Fox of Plains; and two grandchildren Jason Miller and wife Preeti of Plains and Jennifer Miller of Wichita, Kansas.

He is preceded in death by his wife; a son, Larry Michael Fox on December 20, 1969; and a sister Joyce Peterson in 2018.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the First Baptist Church, Plains. Friends may call from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday with the family present from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Plains Cemetery.

The family would welcome memorials to the Kansas Honor Flight, the Plains Community Enhancement Foundation, or the charity of the donor’s choice in the care of the funeral home.

Personal condolences may be given to the family at www.fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com