Born Oct. 7, 1919, in Ross County, she was the daughter of John and Iva Leach Holton. In 1943, she married Joseph Knox, who died in 1962.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Ruth) Madden of Camden, Ark.; two sons, Edwin Holton, U.S. Army in Texas and James Knox of Columbus; three stepsons, Lawrence, Eugene and Shirley Knox of Route 6; two sisters, Mrs. Elwood (Ellen) Burton of Route 4 and Mrs. Marguerite Swaney of Route 6; three brothers, John and Dewey Holton of Chillicothe, and Glen Holton of Richmond Dale; and 11 grandchildren.
She was a member of the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ in Christian Union.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fawcett Oliver Funeral Home, with the Rev. Morton Liles officiating. Burial will follow in Little Mound Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Saturday.
Born Oct. 7, 1919, in Ross County, she was the daughter of John and Iva Leach Holton. In 1943, she married Joseph Knox, who died in 1962.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Ruth) Madden of Camden, Ark.; two sons, Edwin Holton, U.S. Army in Texas and James Knox of Columbus; three stepsons, Lawrence, Eugene and Shirley Knox of Route 6; two sisters, Mrs. Elwood (Ellen) Burton of Route 4 and Mrs. Marguerite Swaney of Route 6; three brothers, John and Dewey Holton of Chillicothe, and Glen Holton of Richmond Dale; and 11 grandchildren.
She was a member of the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ in Christian Union.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fawcett Oliver Funeral Home, with the Rev. Morton Liles officiating. Burial will follow in Little Mound Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Saturday.
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