August 29, 1926 —March 7, 2025
7, born on Aug.
29, in
“ LaVonna LaVonna“Vonnie” “Vonnie” Rea Rea Riddell Riddell Fox, Fox, 98, 98, of of Burnet Burnet died died March March7, 2025. 2025. She was born on She Aug. was 29, 1926 1926 in Burnet Burnet County County to to Wallace Wallace William William Riddell Riddell and and Rachel Rachel Estella Estella “Essie” Essie” Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth.
Vonnie Vonnie was the was third the of third four of children four and children youngest and of youngest three girls of in three the family. girls in She the would family. later She admit would that being the admit youngest that being girl would youngest make her girl a would Mommy’s make girl who a got Mommy’s the most attention. girl who She attention. also the daughter later
the
her got the most
was to closest She the was last also born, the baby daughter brother Pat, for the job as Burnet
closest who to she the was last often born, tasked baby to care brother for, Pat, a job who she she thoroughly was often enjoyed. asked to care In for, 1938 a job her shefather would thoroughly campaign enjoyed.
County In Sheriff 1938 and her she and father her would campaign for the job sisters as would Burnet travel County the Sheriff countryside and she with andhim herhanding sisters out would campaign travel flyers. the She said countryside father with him handing out her working would see someone in a field and campaign flyers. She said her truck, stop the girls and father
telling would the see to run someone give working them a in a flyer. The field and stop the truck, tellinggirls the were girlsone to of Wallace Riddell’s secret weapons in winning the run and give them a flyer.
Wallace
serving Sheriff
ever
The girls were one election. of Wallace Riddell’s secret Riddell weapons would in later winning become the the longest election. in the Wallace of Riddell would When later her become father the became longest Sheriff serving family Sheriff moved ever in from the their state Shovel of Texas.
Burnet When her father became state Texas.
the
Mountain home
to to live in the Sheriff county the jail. family Vonnie moved would fromcare for their brother Shovel her Pat while Mountain parents home to worked Burnet at the 13 got job store
where
to live in the county jail jail. and at Vonnie she would a care at for the general brother Pat on whilethe her square parents she worked worked at the Saturdays jail and and at 13 she got a job at the summers general for store the on the enormous square sum of where she a day worked she Saturdays graduated. and summers for the She was enormousamong sum of 50 students cents a day in her until class she and graduated graduated. from She Burnet was High among School the top in 1944. students in her class and When graduated graduated from she Burnet moved High in with School in her 1944. and When went she to business graduated 50 cents until the top she
sisters in
college. she She Austin was get job moved in with her sisters in able to Austin a and with went a to State business Legislator college. who needed
a but City
She
8, 1953. Together
they secretary, She was eventually able to get returned a job to with a State Legislator Burnet who and needed worked a as the secretary, secretary but for the eventually Manager. returned toBurnet and worked as the would secretary marry for Billy the Joe City Fox on Dec. Manager. would She build would and marry manage Billy several Joe Fox on Dec. 8, 1953. businesses Together including they the would Thunderbird build and Lake manage Resort on several Lake Buchanan businesses and Fox including Real the Estate. Thunderbird Lake Resort on One of Lake the major Buchanan contributions and Fox Real of their real estate business
for the
Estate. was One the of donation the major of land contributions of their real estate eventual business Delaware was the Springs donation Golf of Course land for the creation eventual of the Delaware Springs
and the Delaware Joe pass Vonnie would in Springs subdivision.
Golf Course and the creation of Billy the would Delaware on Jan. Springs 30, 2018 and subdivision. remain Billy active Joe their would business pass entities on Jan. 30, 2018 and Vonnie until the would age of 95. remain active in Vonnie their was proud of her the love businessmost entities nieces until and the nephew age of and 95. they all Vonnie shared. was Her most family proud of was her nieces and nephew always and the the love most they all important shared.
in Her her life family and was brought always her the the most joy. Vonnie’s thing most and will be important infectious thing in her life and brought her the smile most joy. generous Vonnie’s heart infectious missed smile tremendously. and generous Vonnie heart was will preceded be in missed death by her tremendously.
Joe Vonnie was sisters Modena preceded in Curington death by her parents; husband parents; husband
Billy Fox; and Daisybel Billy Joe Fox; Grigsby; sisters brother Modena Patton Wallace “ a
Grigsby Curington Pat” and Riddell; Daisybel nephew Grigsby; Chuck brother Wallace Patton “Pat” and a Riddell; niece, a Gail nephew Grigsby Chuck McMillan. Grigsby and a niece, Gail Survivors Grigsby include McMillan. her sisterin- law Ann Survivors Riddell; include nephew her John sister- Grigsby; in-law nieces Ann Rachel Riddell; Curington, nephew John Grigsby; MaryAnne nieces Rachel Curington, Renee Curington,
Riddell, MaryAnne Randi Curington, Riddell- Renee and Riddell, Rachel Randi Riddell- Riddell- Holcomb; Reifel and Rachel Riddell- great Holcomb; and seven nephews great Reifel seven nieces and nieces four and great great nephews nieces and and four nephews. great great nieces and A visitation will be held nephews. Tuesday, A March visitation 11 will from be 5 held p.m. to 7 Tuesday, p.m. at March Clements- 11 from Wilcox 5 p.m. Funeral to 7 p.m. at Clements- in WilcoxBurnet. Funeral FuneralHome Home services in are Burnet. set for Funeral Wednesday, services are March set for at 10 a. 12 Wednes- m. at day, Vandeveer March 12 at 10 a.m. at Vandeveer Street Church Street of Christ burial at are Michael Church in of Burnet Christ with in Burnet with Post burial Mountain at Post Cemetery Mountain in Burnet. Cemetery inPallbearers Burnet. Holcomb, Beau Pallbearers Reifel, are Avery Michael Holcomb, Aidan Beau Holcomb, Reifel, Halsey Avery Holcomb, Aidan Riddell, Holcomb, Stanford Halsey Todd, Dallas Riddell, Wood,
pallbearers are
Greg
Wallace
Ann Dickens, Stanford Rick Todd, Espitia Dal- and las Ollie Wood, Rodriguez. Rick Espitia and Ollie Honorary Rodriguez.
Hancock, Honorary John Grigsby, pallbearers Cary are Johnson, Greg Clint Hancock, Dickens, John Keith Grigsby, Cary Johnson, Dickens, Clint Dickens, Herbert, KeithDickens, Riddell, Wallace Bill Herbert, Herbert, Ann Rachel Riddell, Curington, Bill Renee Herbert, Riddell, Rachel Gay Curington, Renee Riddell, Randi GayDickens, Reifel, Randi Rachel Reifel, Holcomb Rachel and Gary Holcomb Vaughan. and Gary Vaughan.
Memorials Memorials be may in be her made name in to herthe Hill name Country to the Hill Community Country Foundation Community Wallace Foundation - Wallace and and Essie Essie Riddell Scholarship Scholarship Endowment Endowment FundFund c/o c/o First First StateState Bank Burnet, Burnet, P.O. Drawer 10,Burnet, TX Burnet, 78611 or TX The 78611 Old or The Burnet Old Burnet Community Community Center, Center, P.O.
P. Box Box 1342, Burnet, Burnet, TX 78611.
Arrangements by Arrangements Clements- by Clements- Funeral Wilcox in Burnet.
Funeral Home in Burnet.
may made Riddell Bank
10,
O. 1342, Wilcox Home
