Maleta Ellen Fox

Maleta Ellen Fox (nee White), Asleep in Jesus, Sunday September 19, 2021. Beloved wife of John Fox for 58 years. Loving mother to Laura Mae Fox, John Fox (Kathleen Buckner), Jeffrey Fox (Kimberly Thompson) and special daughter Erin (Howard) Bradley. Dear daughter of the late James and Gertrude (nee Tedford) White. Devoted sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend to all she met.

She was born July 18, 1935 in Harrisburg, IL, where her parents owned Whites florist and greenhouses. She attended SIU Carbondale.

Maleta was a genealogist, proud DAR sister, nature lover and 32-year member of the St. Louis Dahlia Society, Muny patron and huge Cardinal baseball fan.

She will be dearly missed by her many family and friends alike.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.HoffmeisterSouthCounty.com for the FOX family.