Louise Fogg

Louise Howell Fogg Mrs. Louise Howell Fogg, long-time Corsicana resident and former antique shop owner, died Friday afternoon at Navarro Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Her husband was diligently at her side. She was 83. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Mike Alexander, pastor of First United Methodist Church, and Chaplain Bill Honea, of Corsicana, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Masonic area of Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Mrs. Fogg was born in western Navarro County March 3, 1921. Her early education was in the Corbet grade school. She graduated in 1940 from Corsicana High School. The following year, on April 21, 1941, she married Joe B. Fogg in the original parsonage of First United Methodist Church. She along with her husband were entrepreneurs, owning and operating the Black Swan Antique Shop many years. She is a former self-employed licensed hair stylist. Among her many memberships were the Eastern Star, VFW Auxiliary and women's organizations at First United Methodist Church. She was extremely active in the former Eleventh Avenue Methodist Church, which is now St. Luke United Methodist Church. While her children were students in the Corsicana Independent School District, Mrs. Fogg was a leader in the Parent-Teacher Association as well as the Band Parents' organization. Mrs. Fogg was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin Howell, who died in 1942, her mother, Mrs. Wincie Howell, who died in 1976, and brothers, Lafford HoweIl and Richard HoweIl. Included among her survivors are her husband of 63-plus years, Joe Fogg of Corsicana; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn M. Grimmett, and husband, Richard C. Grimmett, also of Corsicana, and two sons, Douglas Fogg, and wife, Maryanne Fogg, of Taberg, N.Y., and David Fogg and wife, Kathy Fogg, of Durant, Okla.; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dwayne Garrison, Sid Schutte, Zane Stites, Joe White, Gerald York and Charlie Flynn. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. ¦

Louise Fogg

March 3, 1921 - November 26, 2004