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| Naomi Ruth Knox was born June 4, 1915 in the Friendship, Oklahoma area, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson. She attended and graduated from Warren High School in 1934. She married her high school sweetheart, Roy Knox on March 14, 1935. They celebrated their 69th Anniversary prior to his death in 2004. Naomi and Roy owned and operated the Warren Grocery Store until 1945, then opened Knox Hardware in Blair, Oklahoma which they operated until their retirement in the 1980's. They joined the Blair First Baptist Church on March 17, 1946 where Naomi later taught Sunday School for several years. Naomi did art work in oils and acrylics and painted several beautiful paintings. After retiring, Naomi and Roy moved to Spanish Cove Retirement Community in Yukon, Oklahoma where she lived until her death. She went to be with her Savior and her husband on May 10, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, T.H. & F.L. Robertson; her husband, Roy Knox; one daughter, Lavelle in 1991; six sisters, Annie, Lottie, Lina, Claudia, Rosie and Pauline; and by seven brothers, Ernest, William, Roy, Walter, Earl, Lester and Clifford. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Services have been scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Blair First Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow in the Restlawn Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. |