Fred Maddox

Fred Barnell Maddox age 95 of Antoine, AR died Monday, October 1, 2012. He was born September 28, 1917 the son of Walter B. and Minnie Barrett Maddox. He retired after 24 years from Reynolds Metals Patterson Plant. In 2005 he was given Riley Russell Sportsman of the year award for teaching young boys and girls how to hunt and fish. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the Antoine Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his step-daughter Jo Ann Shope and her husband Roy Neil Shope.

He is survived by his wife Viola Hendrix Maddox who he married January 6, 1951; one brother, Buford Maddox of Batesville, AR; one sister, Mamie Daves of Quitman, AR; two grandchildren, Laura Anne Shope and Janet Lynn Dean; two great grandchildren, Bradley Neil Dean and Joseph (Joey) Andrew Bartsch and his wife, Tara; two sisters-in-law, Flossie Childers of Prescott, AR and Inez Hendrix of Hope; many nieces and nephews including devoted caregivers, nephew David Hendrix and great nephew Danny Hendrix.

Funeral services will be 1 PM Wednesday, October 3rd in the Antoine Church of Christ with Brother Wallace Alexander. Burial will be in the Antoine Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 PM Tuesday at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. Memorials may be made to the Antoine Church of Christ or Southern Christian Children's Home P. O. Box 649, Morrilton, AR. 72110.