Stacey Lynn Fox
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Stacey Lynn Fox, 43, of Tamaroa, passed away at 6:59 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Stacey had worked as an LPN at Fairview Nursing Center in Du Quoin and at the SIU Student Health Center. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Tamaroa. She had been President for the Tamaroa Little League for ten years and was a softball coach. She had worked at bingo for many years at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was also a Sunday School Teacher for many years. Stacey had been a member of the Tamaroa Grade School PTO and Booster Club. Her goal in life was to help others in their time of need.
She was born March 14, 1968 at Du Quoin, Ill., the daughter of Vernon M. and Judith E. (Lynch) Heck.
She married Alan D. Fox, Sr. on Feb. 26, 1998 at Las Vegas, Nev. and he survives.
She is survived by her husband of Tamaroa, five children - Kaliyn Lively, Bryant Lively, Kelton Lively, Alan Fox Jr. and Natasha Fox, all of Tamaroa, her father - Vernon M. Heck and Betty Ogilvie of Tamaroa, one granddaughter - Melody Bytner of Cambria, two brothers - Greg Heck and wife Debbie of Du Quoin and Charles Heck and wife Kami of DuBois, two sisters - Mary Nippe and husband Ricky of Tamaroa and Sabrina Bathon of Pinckneyville, maternal grandfather - Charles Lynch of Effingham, stepfather - Richard Bathon and wife Trish of Centralia, her father-in-law and mother-in-law - Charles and Marsha Fox of Du Quoin, several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother - Judith E. Bathon, maternal grandmother - Kathryn Lynch, and paternal grandparents - William and Sophie Heck, Sr.
Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Tamaroa with Fr. Oliver Nwachukwu officiating.
Friends called from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Tamaroa and from 8 a.m. until the time of service on Tuesday at the church.
Rosary was prayed at 8 p.m., Monday at the church.
Burial was in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery at Tamaroa.
Friends may make memorials to the Special Olympics or American Cancer Society and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa was in charge of arrangements.
For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com.