LaBell Ann Fox was born on February 11, 1976 in Garrison, N.Dak to Kim Dickens and Adrian Foote Jr. LaBell started her journey to the Spirit World on Thursday, May 16, 2013 from injuries sustained in a car accident.
LaBell grew up and attended school in White Shield, N.Dak, and relocated to the Spirit Lake Nation with her parents Max and Kim. She attended school at Four Winds, Prairie View Elementary, and Devils Lake Middle School. While attending Devils Lake Middle School, LaBell was active in Cross Country. Her team took 2nd at state in the Class A division. Her parents relocated back to New Town, N.Dak where she attended New Town High School. She furthered her education by obtaining her GED and her A.A. degree from Fort Berthold Community College.
LaBell was a very hard worker, she was employed all her life. This was a positive trait role modeled for her by her step-dad Max O. Dickens. LaBell worked for Domestic Violence 04-06, Four Bears Casino 06-08, Commodity program 08-09, and the Social Services Program 09-to present. She was also a board member of the Ft. Berthold housing authority.
LaBell and Fred were very family orientated, they always supported their children's activities. Lexus is starting to enter the pow-wow circuit as a fancy dancer and they would take her to pow-wows to gain experience. Frederick their son is very active in sports boxing, basketball, dancing, and track. Whenever he had a meet, game, or was dancing at a pow-wow they were always there to support him. His dad is his coach and LaBell was his sideline coach and cheerleader. She could always be heard before you seen her in the stands. If you knew LaBell she always referred to her babies as "My Loves!" She would always say "Those are My Loves!" The support they showed for their children also carried over to their nieces and nephews, they were always present at as many sporting events they could travel to.
LaBell was the disciplinarian of the family, she wasn't afraid to speak her mind and tell you how she felt about anything. She kept all her nephews in line when they misbehaved, we would call in the Big Gun's "Auntie Bell" and they would straighten up real fast. A life changing event was when her brother Jonah passed away, since she spent so much time with him prior to his passing there was no question when it came to his four boys. Fred and LaBell stepped up to help raise them.
She had several favorite hobbies, one was "gambling." When Fred had meetings she would often sit at the casino and wait for him. Another favorite were concerts, she made sure to attend as many as she could whether they were at the ND State Fair or Las Vegas. LaBell was a COWGIRL at heart, she was known for her western style way of dressing. She loved extravagant boots, she loved to shop for boots, jewelry, belts, and clothes anything western! If she liked it, she bought it. She was Tiffaney's and The Sparkling Spurs number one customer. She was her husbands biggest advocate, never reluctant to speak up and share her thoughts and ideas with others or Fred. She had a trip planned to the INFR in Las Vegas with her mom and sister and another planned to her second favorite place Denver with her mother-in-law, she loved to travel.
LaBell married Fred Fox Sr. January 1, 2001 they had two children Frederick and Lexus. LaBell and Fred had a blended family, LaBell brought to their blended family TJ and Rainy. Fred brought to their blended family Spencer, Sheyenne, and Summer.
LaBell is survived by her husband Fred, and children Frederick (Handsome), Lexus (Pretty Girl), Spencer, TJ, Rainy, Sheyenne, and Summer. Her mother Kim Dickens, sisters: Penny Hosie (White Shield), White Elk Woman (White Shield), Shauntee Foote (California), Brittney Foote (New Town), Brianna Foote (Devils Lake), and Chelsey Foote (Ft. Yates) brothers: Sky Eagle Deer Dickens (White Shield), numerous nieces and nephews.
LaBell was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Adrian Foote Sr. and Dorthy White, maternal grandparents Gilbert Perkins Sr. and Hope Plenty Chief. Two brothers Jonah Dickens and Dallas Foote.
Wake Services will be held on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at the White Shield School. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Duane Fox officiating.