PHYLLIS ILENE FOX, 86, of Spencer, WV passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born November 2, 1930 in Grace Community, Roane County, the second daughter of the late Earl and Hetty McCroskey Matics. She resided in that community until 2005. A lifelong member of Gilboa Baptist Church, Phyllis served as a Sunday School teacher and youth ministries leader for a number of years. She also shared her love of music as a pianist for the church for many years and was active in the church's American Baptist Women's Missions group. After graduating from Spencer High School, Phyllis attended summer sessions at Glenville State College and taught in various Roane County schools including the one-room schools at Enterprise and Billings. She also worked for a time at Kellwood Company. Phyllis and her late husband, Jarrett "Pete" Fox, owned and operated a farm in Grace Community for 50 years and were members of the Roane County Farm Bureau. She was a cancer survivor and a supporter of Relay for Life. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one sister, Ferne Kelley, she is survived by two sister, Twila Zeirott of Ghanna, OH and Beverly Criner of Urbana, OH; her daughter, Linda (Wade) Coffindaffer of Spencer and son, Ernie B. (Deborah) Fox, also of Spencer; four grandchildren, Sarah (Vince) Tolley, Rebecca (Kevin) Gaughan, Jarrett Coffindaffer, and Benjamin Fox, all of Spencer; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer. Services will be conducted at 11:00am Monday, October 16, 2017 in the Gilboa Baptist Church at Grace Community. Interment will follow in the Fox Cemetery at Grace Community.