Mrs. Ruth Fox

March 7, 1931 - January 14, 2020

Mother Ruth Fox 88, of Peoria, IL passed away at 5:32 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center surrounded by her Loving Family. Ruth was born on March 7th, 1931 in York, Alabama to Ed and Annie (Pearson) Johnson. She married George Wesley Fox in 1977. Ruth was a cook for Peoria public schools, the Heart House, Palace Cafeteria and Marianne Grill. She was also a Charter member of Agape Baptist Church under the leadership of Johannes Christian, Pastor and Founder of Agape Baptist Church. Her hobbies included watching western movies, singing in the choir and her favorite song to sing was “God specializes “ , cooking, spending time with her family and friends, sitting on her porch and talking to anyone who would walk by and everyone in the neighborhood called her ‘granny” Ruth leaves to cherish her most precious memories, three sons, Eddie Drummond Jr, Lewis(Linda) Drummond and Kenneth Drummond, Six daughters, Carolyn Blake, Diana Drummond, Ruby Drummond, Gladys Roper, Janet Drummond and Alice Jackson all of Peoria, IL, two brothers, James(Cheryl) Johnson of Cleveland OH and Homer “Homer Lee” Johnson of Peoria ; three sisters, Zola McCloud of Peoria, IL, Dorothy ‘Dot’ Johnson of Cleveland , OH and Bernice Barney of Peoria, IL, 39 grandchildren, 112 great grandchildren and a host of nieces nephews and other family members who truly loved her. She is preceded in death by her parents; one sister Willie Mae Terrell; four brothers, Odell Johnson of Peoria IL, Robert Johnson, JB Johnson and Thomas Hannah Johnson all of Cleveland, OH; and two Grandsons, Kelin and Haywood Drummond. Funeral Services will be held at 10am, Saturday January 25th, 2020 at Victory Christian Church with a visitation prior beginning at 9am. Pastor Charles Brown will officiate. Mother Fox will be laid to rest at Historic Springdale Cemetery next to her Mother Annie Mae Lobdell. Simons Mortuary was entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be made at SimonsMortuary.com