Jane Withers Fox
Nov. 23, 1926-June 3, 2023
Carmichael, California

Our dear Mother passed away peacefully on June 3, at age 96. Jane was born and raised in Denver Colorado, by the late Matilda B. and Dr. Sanford M. Withers. She attended Lindenwood College for 1 semester before marrying Lt. Shirl Fox, of Salt Lake City, Utah, in June of 1945. After Shirl finished his WWII military service, Jane and Shirl lived in Salt Lake City while Shirl finished his undergraduate degree. The couple then moved to San Francisco, where Shirl attended dental school, and Jane worked to support them. Jane and Shirl moved to the Peninsula to work and start a family. As the children matured Jane went to work as an administrative professional. She worked in the medical library at the Veteran’s Hospital in Palo Alto until her retirement.

Shirl passed away in 1981, and Jane married Bill Hunt in 1987. Jane and Bill enjoyed traveling together, especially visiting her daughters and grandchildren living on the east coast. They lived in Menlo Park until they moved to the Eskaton Senior Living Community in 2014. Bill passed away in 2018. Jane remained at Eskaton until her death.

Jane was a lifelong volunteer. Among her many activities, she served as a “Pink Lady” at Bay Area hospitals and helped in her daughter’s schools. She was active in the Camp Fire Girls program, as a leader and subsequently on the Board of the San Francisco Council of Camp Fire Girls. After her retirement, she served on the Altar Guild at Holy Trinity Church in Menlo Park, and with Bill, as a Docent at the Filoli Center in Woodside.

Jane’s hobbies included cooking, gardening, sewing and knitting for herself and her family, and making needlepoint art.

Jane is survived by her daughters Sue Gaston (Jim) of Carmichael, CA, Louise Fox of San Francisco (Mats Andersson), and Kate Fox (Jack Smith) of Davidsonville, Md., and her sister-in-law Linda Fox of Salt Lake City. She also is survived by grandchildren Jenny Gaston, Brian Gaston (Holly), Julia, Charlie and Robert Smith; two great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and their children, and her companion, Gene Schrepel.