Winifred M. Fox

1918 - 2013  (95 years)

• Name	Winifred M. Fox
  Nickname	Winnie
  Born	6 Mar 1918	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Apr 2013	Michigan, USA
  Buried	Greendale Township Cemetery, Midland County, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I450668	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Leo M. Fox,   b. 20 Jan 1893, Allen County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1967, Columbia, Whitley County, Indiana, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Bertha Josephine Sorg,   b. 22 Feb 1897, Indiana, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 1933, Indiana, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1915	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F149950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dexter D. Thornton,   b. 28 Mar 1919, Michigan, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1961, Michigan, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1936
  Children	1. Clair Michael Thornton   2. Patrick Hazen Thornton   3. Douglas Dexter Thornton + 4. Dallas Mearl Thornton,   b. 13 Sep 1944, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 17 Dec 2013, Williamston, Ingham County, Michigan, USA  (Age 69 years)   5. Thornton   6. Thornton   7. Thornton   8. Thornton
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F149952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Henry Hitchcock,   d. 1989
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F149953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Winifred ?Winnie? M. (Thornton) Hitchcock March 6, 1918 ~ April 20, 2013 Williamston, MI Born in Fort Wayne, IN., Winifred retired from a career in Health Care Food Services at Ingham County Medical Care Facility, also worked at Sears Department store and the Williamston schools. Preceded in death by her husbands; Dexter D. Thornton in 1961, Henry Hitchcock in 1989, grandson Tony Thornton, parents; Bertha (Sorg) and Leo Fox, brother Edwin Fox, three sons, Michael, Patrick & Douglas Thornton. She is survived by son, Dallas (Katie) Thornton, daughters, Crystal (Dallas) Hyde, Margie (Virgil) Romig, Vivian Laux, Rita Stout, three stepchildren, Dale (Sharon) Hitchcock, Dean (Chris) Hitchcock and Judy (John) Lay, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Winifred was an active lifelong member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Williamston. Her family and friends will dearly miss her contagious smile and presence. There will be a mass Wednesday April 24, 11 am, at St. Mary Catholic Church 157 High St. in Williamston with Rev. Peter J. Clark officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday April 22, from 6-8pm and Tuesday, April 23, from 2-4 and 6-8 with the Scripture prayed at 7:30pm. Interment will be at Greendale Cemetery in Shepherd, MI. In lieu of flowers contribution may be made to Hospice Advantage, 801 S. Waverly Rd., Suite 304, Lansing, MI 48910 in memory of Winifred. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.grwilliamston.com [S923] Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, (www.ancestry.com). NameBertha J. SorgGenderFemaleRaceWhiteMarital StatusSingleBirth Date22 Feb 1897Birth PlaceAllen Co., Ind.Marriage Date01 Jun 1915Marriage PlaceFort Wayne, Allen, IndianaMarriage Age18FatherJohn SorgMotherSusanna BubbSpouseLeo M. FoxFHL Film Number2111593Reference ID173Household Members NameAge Name John Sorg Name Susanna Bubb Name Bertha J. Sorg Name Leo M. Fox Name Mary Rennia Name Ed. Fox