Thomas R. "Tom" Wilcox

Monday, September 10, 2018

Thomas R. "Tom" Wilcox, 86 of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. He was born, Wednesday, March 9, 1932 in Cadmus, Kan., the eldest son of James Russell and Meredith Zelma Perry Wilcox. He graduated from Parker Rural High School with the class of 1950. After graduation he joined the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1954. He married Marilyn Harris on Feb. 10, 1957 in Leeton, Mo. To this union three daughters were born, LeeAnn Gonzalez, Karen Snow and Kristy Holmes. Tom had many careers in his life time, he was an over-the-road truck driver for several years for Stevens Trucking, he owned and operated Wilcox Service, a filling station, he worked for Hicks & Ragland putting up cell phone towers and finally he worked for the Kincaid Tour Bus Company. The bus company took him all over the United States.

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