Eld. Robert L. Knox Sr.

KNOX, Sr. Eld. Robert L. - Age 74, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at Crestmont Healthcare Center-Fenton, MI. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Harris Memorial C.O.G.I.C., 4317 Lippincott Blvd., Burton, MI., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Eld. Eric C. Bogan Host Pastor, Eld. Louis C. Knox, Sr. officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10 a.m. Saturday. Eld. Knox, Sr. will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Elder Robert L. Knox, Sr. was born on July 21, 1939 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the 1st born son of the late Jacob and Lula (Williams) Knox. He accepted Christ at a young age. Elder Knox married Charlene Conner on April 24, 1962. To this union 6 children were born. He retired from General Motors after years of service. Elder Knox was an active member of New Harris Temple Church Of God In Christ under the leadership of the late Supt. Theodore R. Harris and the late Bishop Walter E. Bogan. He also worship as a faithful member at Faith Temple Church Of God In Christ under the leadership of Bishop Fred Lewis. He became a member at Living Word Ministry under the leadership of Elder Robert Rosborough. Upon moving to Arkansas he was a faithful member at Tate Temple Church Of God In Christ under the leadership of Elder Leroy Williams. Elder Robert L. Knox, Sr. is survived by his: wife, Charlene; 2 sons, Robert (Kesha) Knox, Jr. and Micah (Danielle) Knox I; 7 grandchildren, Kontiqueia Allen, Jacob Knox, Joshua Knox and Micah Knox II, Tameka, Timothy and Kyonte Saddler; great-granddaughter, RiKyra; 2 brothers, Elder Charles (Jocelyn) Knox, Sr. of Flushing, MI and Elder Louis (Caroline) Knox, Sr.; 4 sisters, Mary Willis, Carrie Owens and Katherine Knox, all of Flint and Jane Knox of Plano, TX; 2 sisters-in-law, Evelyn Knox of Flint and Lavada Jones of Kansas City, MO; god-daughter, Erneisha Lay of Ypsilanti, MI; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Elder Knox was preceded in death by his daughters, Peritha, Lanith and Erlinday Knox; son, Darron Knox; parents, Jacob and Lula Knox; brothers, Jacob and Bobby Knox; sisters, Martha, Anna and Dottie Knox. The family wishes to express special thanks to Dr. Kirk Whitmore and the Living Word Ministry family, Elder Louis C. Knox and the Rose of Sharon Church Of God In Christ family, Elder Eric C. Bogan and the Harris Memorial Church Of God In Christ family, Supt. Christopher Martin and the Cathedral of Faith Church Of God In Christ family, Crestmont Nursing Home staff of Fenton, MI and the James Rideout Family. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” II Timothy 4:7-8

Eld. Robert L. Knox Sr.

July 21, 1939 - December 30, 2013