Villard C. Fox, 79, of Lancaster Township died Sunday at his home.

Born Aug. 22, 1926, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, he was the son of Roy E. and Lillie Harter Fox.

He was a member of the Park United Presbyterian Church in Zelienople.

Mr. Fox was a 1944 graduate of Zelienople High School. During World War II, he served in Germany as an Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.

He retired in 1989 as a carpenter at J&L Steel after 35 years.

Surviving are his wife, Marguerite M. Davison Fox, whom he married Sept. 16, 1950; three sons, Keith A. Fox of Tijeras, N.M., Neal I. Fox of Manassas, Va., and Ronald D. Fox of North Sewickley Township, Beaver County; a daughter, Martha J. Weygandt of Plano, Texas; two brothers, Carmen D. Fox of Zelienople and R. Earl Fox of Harmony; a sister, Sue A. Crime of Arroya Grande, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

<B>FOX </B>— Friends of Villard C. Fox, who died Sunday, July 30, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Patrick McElroy, his church pastor, officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Grace Church Cemetery, Harmony.Memorial donations may be made to the Park United Presbyterian Church, Memorial Fund, 115 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople, PA 16063; or the VNA Hospice, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.