Wilcox, Forrest "Frosty" 1930-2001

WILCOX, ZITELMAN, SPENCER, GOOD

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Date: 9/5/2003 at 11:33:39

Tucson, Ariz. - Forrest "Frosty" Wilcox, 70, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Newton, died of complications from a previous heart surgery, June 20, at Northwest Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz.

A memorial service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Josephs Episcopal Church in Newton, followed by a fellowship brunch with family at the church. A private burial of cremains will be held at a later time.

The son of Willis and Myrtle Wilcox, he attended Newton schools and graduated from high school in 1949. He married Gloria Zitelman Oct. 18, 1969, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.

A resident of Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona, Mr. Wilcox worked for 27 years as a representative, distributor and design consultant for park and recreation equipment companies. He also owned an independent insurance agency before retiring in 1971.

Mr. Wilcox was a member of the American Legion Post No. 73 in Tucson, Ariz., a board member and fund chairman for the American Cancer Society, and he started the first Drug Awareness program in Green Valley, Ariz., while serving as an Elks Lodge officer. He was coordinator for the Miss Arizona Scholarship Foundation and a member of the National Parks and Recreation
association, as well as several other local parks and recreation groups. He enjoyed travelling and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving during the Korean Conflict.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, LeAnn Wilcox of Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Brenda and Paul Spencer and Judy and Marlow Good, all of Newton; and a sister-in-law, Tina Wilcox of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. ~ Newton Daily News, 2001