James E. Fox, 87 BOARDMAN-Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Fox Funeral Home, Boardman followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Church celebrated by Rev. Philip Rogers for James E. Fox, 87, of Boardman who passed away Tuesday morning at Hampton Woods Nursing Center. Jim was born October 17, 1925 in Youngstown, a son of the late Edward J. and Molly Holden Fox and was a life-long area resident. He went to St. Patrick's grade school and graduated from Ursuline High School with the Class of 1944. He was a WWII veteran who served his country in the United States Navy. Jim was a 1949 graduate of the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science. He worked alongside his older brother John as a Funeral Director and Embalmer at Edward J. Fox and Sons Funeral Home. He was given the Distinguished Service Award in 1999 by the Ohio Funeral Directors Association for 50 years of service as a Funeral Director and Embalmer. He was a long time parishioner at St. Patrick and St. Charles parishes. Jim was a charter member of the Mahoning County Gaelic Society, V.F.W Post 1423, Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Tri-County Funeral Directors Association. Jim held a private pilot's license. He enjoyed golfing, and joined Tippecanoe Country Club in 1956 and participated in many local charity events and golf outings. He had four holes-in-one. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife the former Nancy A. Johnston whom he married on January 7, 1947; his two sons, George Fox and Timothy Fox both of Boardman; a daughter Mary Fox of Boardman; two sisters-in-law Alice Fox and Mary Leah Beil both of Boardman; two grandchildren Lynn (Mark) Klein and Emily (Camron) Wright and two great grandchildren Benjamin and Nathan. Besides his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his daughter-in-law Terry Syphard Fox; a brother John E. Fox; a sister Mary (Jim) Hyland and a brother-in-law Neale Beil. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Fox Funeral Home.