Funeral services for Floyd Harmon “Butch” Fox, 78, of Purcell will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell under the direction of the Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
Mr. Fox passed away at his home on January 15, 2024.
Floyd Fox was born to Haskell and Reba Mae Fox on April 18, 1945. He was the sixth of 10 children born in Purcell, Okla., where he lived his entire life. Floyd was nicknamed “Butch” by his dad at an early age, most people never knew his real name. Butch attended Purcell schools and loved sports and cars.
After dating for three years he married his high school sweetheart, Patricia on June 29, 1963. In 2023, they celebrated 60 years of marriage. Butch and Pat would continue to work and live in Purcell, where they had four children, one girl and three boys, Pamela, David, Bruce and Danny. Butch was a family man, and that was good ‘cause with four kids and many siblings, he stayed busy.
He enjoyed supporting his kids in their activities and did the chains at football games for over 20 years. He recalled making memories with good friend Brent Bacon and others doing this. Butch also had a passion for working on and rebuilding cars. He shared his knowledge with his boys as he worked with them in rebuilding their first trucks.
Butch has had several jobs along the way including Connor’s Funeral Home and Ambulance (now Wilson-Little), a full-service gas station, and Bacon’s wrecker service where he worked with four generations of the Bacon family, and became like family himself.
He went on to join the Purcell Fire Department and served as a firefighter and fire inspector for 20 plus years. When Butch retired, he continued with his passion for old cars. He would work on, rebuild, and show many over the years. He had many friends that would work along side him in his shop.
Butch and Pat, the love of his life, his best friend, and soul mate, enjoyed doing life together. They shared many memories over the years. The latest being going to estate sales. He said it was fun to see what others treasured and to see what he and Pat would find too interesting to pass up.
Butch had a saying he lived by - Treat others the way you want them to treat you. Butch was a friend to many, and many knew they could count on him to be fair and honest. If you didn’t want to hear the truth, don’t ask. He said if you do this, then you’ll be okay.
Butch was preceded in death by his parents, Haskell and Reba Mae Fox; five brothers, Leroy, James Edward, Jerry, Glen and Darrell and three sisters Francis, Dorothy and Brenda.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Fox of the home; his children, Pam Fox, David Fox, Bruce Fox and wife, Kim, and Danny Fox and wife, Heather; grandchildren, Tara (Josh) Tyler, Tony (Katie) Shobert, Marisa (Landen) Hendon, Garrett Fox (James), Logan Fox (Kate), D.J. Fox, Dylon Fox (Rylyn) and Sierra Fox; great-grandchildren, Khia, Jett, Shawk, Axel, Evan, Elin, Lyrik, Ryker, Ramsey, Eli, Deakon and Calin. He also leaves behind his sister, Mary, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Online condolences may be made at wilsonlittle.com.
