Kenneth
W. Knox age 75, of East Galesburg, Illinois died at 1:21 A.M. on Friday, March
11, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois.
He
was born on June 22, 1940 in Waukegan, Illinois the son of Kenneth S. and
Louise G. Gehl Knox. He attended and graduated from Galesburg High School in
1958. He married Marilyn Miller in 1966. He then, married Mary Wiggins on
October 24, 1981 in Macomb, Illinois.
Surviving
is his wife Mary Knox of East Galesburg, Illinois; three daughters: Susan
(Bill) Jones of Colchester, Illinois, Kimberly Gaines of Wataga, Illinois,
Laura (Bill) Henson of Henderson, Illinois; two sons: Kenneth R. (Cara Brown)
Knox of Lake Ozark, Missouri and Richard (Jody) Knox of Elgin, Illinois;
fifteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren; one sister: Patricia
“Pat” Williams of Torrance, California; one brother, Donald A. (Nancy) Knox of
Mills, Washington; two nieces, Julia (Chris) Diederich of St. Largo, Florida
and Melissa (Michael) Knox-Blake of Seattle, Washington; two nephews, Justin
Szewczyk of Macomb, Illinois and Jason Szewczyk of Madison, Wisconsin. He was
preceded in death by his parents.
He
worked for the former Admiral of Galesburg, Illinois, then worked for 35 years
for local phone company, starting with Interstate, Sprint, Centel, Gallatin
River Communication, Frontier, then Century Link.
He
served in the United States Air Force from Sept. 29, 1959 to September 27, 1963
and was a member of the Harry Philblad American Legion Post #749 of Knoxville,
Illinois. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinal Fan.
The
visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00
P.M. at the Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Knoxville, Illinois, with Military
Rites conducted by the Ralph M. Noble American Legion Post #249 following the
visitation. Crematon Rites will be accorded. Private inurnment will be held at
a later date. Memorial Contributions can be made to the Charity of the Donor’s
Choice. Online condolences and sympathy cards may be sent through
www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com
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