William Bobby Knox, 63, born 27 Dec1933, of Folkston, died Saturday night, 21 Dec 1997, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL, following a brief illness.
A native of Brantley County, he was a son of the late Bill William Knox and Mary Crews Knox. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Ann Aldridge.
He was retired from the U. S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflict. He was a member of Ashley Lodge #96 F & A M, St. Augustine, FL.
Survivors are a daughter, Karen Lynn Lanier of St. Augustine, FL; two sons, William Craig Knox of Folkston, and Terry Joe Knox of Blackshear; two sisters, Myrtle Hickox of Nahunta and Ruby Thompson of Lancaster, SC; two brothers, Virgil Knox of Nahunta and Thomas Knox of Angier, NC; 10 grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, from Little Phebe Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Charlton County with a Navy Chaplain officiating.
Full military honors and Masonic rites were conducted by the U.S. Navy, Kings Bay and the Nahunta Masonic Lodge #391 F& AM.
Songs were "Amazing Grace," and "Go Rest High on That Mountain."
A native of Brantley County, he was a son of the late Bill William Knox and Mary Crews Knox. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Ann Aldridge.
He was retired from the U. S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflict. He was a member of Ashley Lodge #96 F & A M, St. Augustine, FL.
Survivors are a daughter, Karen Lynn Lanier of St. Augustine, FL; two sons, William Craig Knox of Folkston, and Terry Joe Knox of Blackshear; two sisters, Myrtle Hickox of Nahunta and Ruby Thompson of Lancaster, SC; two brothers, Virgil Knox of Nahunta and Thomas Knox of Angier, NC; 10 grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, from Little Phebe Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Charlton County with a Navy Chaplain officiating.
Full military honors and Masonic rites were conducted by the U.S. Navy, Kings Bay and the Nahunta Masonic Lodge #391 F& AM.
Songs were "Amazing Grace," and "Go Rest High on That Mountain."
William Bobby Knox, 63, born 27 Dec1933, of Folkston, died Saturday night, 21 Dec 1997, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL, following a brief illness.
A native of Brantley County, he was a son of the late Bill William Knox and Mary Crews Knox. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Ann Aldridge.
He was retired from the U. S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflict. He was a member of Ashley Lodge #96 F & A M, St. Augustine, FL.
Survivors are a daughter, Karen Lynn Lanier of St. Augustine, FL; two sons, William Craig Knox of Folkston, and Terry Joe Knox of Blackshear; two sisters, Myrtle Hickox of Nahunta and Ruby Thompson of Lancaster, SC; two brothers, Virgil Knox of Nahunta and Thomas Knox of Angier, NC; 10 grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, from Little Phebe Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Charlton County with a Navy Chaplain officiating.
Full military honors and Masonic rites were conducted by the U.S. Navy, Kings Bay and the Nahunta Masonic Lodge #391 F& AM.
Songs were "Amazing Grace," and "Go Rest High on That Mountain."
A native of Brantley County, he was a son of the late Bill William Knox and Mary Crews Knox. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Ann Aldridge.
He was retired from the U. S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflict. He was a member of Ashley Lodge #96 F & A M, St. Augustine, FL.
Survivors are a daughter, Karen Lynn Lanier of St. Augustine, FL; two sons, William Craig Knox of Folkston, and Terry Joe Knox of Blackshear; two sisters, Myrtle Hickox of Nahunta and Ruby Thompson of Lancaster, SC; two brothers, Virgil Knox of Nahunta and Thomas Knox of Angier, NC; 10 grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, from Little Phebe Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Charlton County with a Navy Chaplain officiating.
Full military honors and Masonic rites were conducted by the U.S. Navy, Kings Bay and the Nahunta Masonic Lodge #391 F& AM.
Songs were "Amazing Grace," and "Go Rest High on That Mountain."
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