Hubert Fox was born October 4, 1932 to John Albert and Lorine (Wolfe) Fox of Nevada, Missouri. As a nine-year-old, Hubert placed his faith in Jesus Christ; and not many years later, he began to sense God's leading into ministry. He preached his first sermon at the age of fourteen.
He was a graduate of Nevada High School, Southwest Baptist College, William Jewell College, and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
On June 26, 1955, he was united in marriage to Ann Robinson, at the Sylvan Dale Baptist Church.
Following seminary training, the couple, along with their two children, moved to Thailand, where they served as missionaries for 35 years. During that time, Hubert served as a pastor, and later as a professor at the Thailand Baptist Theological Seminary, where the Hubert Fox Chair of New Testament was endowed upon his retirement.
But Hubert couldn't stay retired. Following the couple's return to Nevada, they joined the First Baptist Church and Hubert was soon serving part-time as Pastor to Senior Adults. He and Ann taught Sunday school and loved singing in the choir.
But even as declining health brought retirement from each of these activities, Hubert's ministry continued. His was a spirit that kept shedding grace on the people around him, even to the last hours of his life, on September 13, 2025.
He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-nine years and their son, Philip Fox; by his parents and two brothers, Charles Fox and Loren Fox.
Those left to cherish his memory include daughter and son-in-law Beth and Charles Gregory; daughter-in-law Cathy Fox; sisters-in-law Sue Robinson and Linda Erwin; brother-in-law John Robinson; brother-in-law Charles Lowe; and nine grandchildren and great-grandchildren; along with many nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at First Baptist Church, Nevada, with Dr. Kevin Daugherty officiating. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, those who wish may contribute to Hubert's memory to First Baptist Church of Nevada, Missouri, or to First Baptist Church of Chapman, Nebraska.
Courtesy Ferry Funeral Home
