The Chapel

In Memoriam
To All Departed Members & Veterans
And Especially to All

Who Passed Away on 9/11/2001 and
Serving Our Country in Iraq

Mr. George Austin Knox (1928 - 2010)

George Austin Knox died on January 13, 2010, at the Hospice House of Citrus County in Lecanto. He was born in Wilkes Barre, PA, on April 21, 1928, the second son of George William Austin Knox and Kathleen (Morgan) Knox. The family moved to New York City several years later. After serving with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, he moved to Florida working as an electronics technician at several locations. In 1973 he and his first wife, Thelma Ryal Knox moved to rural Williston. He retired from the University of Florida as an on-campus housing maintenance supervisor in 1994. George was predeceased by his first wife, Thelma Ryal Knox in1993, his sister, Jane Gray in 2006 and his "big brother," William Morgan Knox in 2009. After remarrying in 2002, George and his wife, Eugenia (Gene) Porter Ahmed-Knox, moved to Hernando, Citrus County, in April 2003. His current memberships included Friendship Masonic Lodge #53 in Fellowship; Scottish Rite, Valley of Ocala, Orient of Florida; Order of the Eastern Star, Inverness Chapter #65; and the Sons of the American Revolution, Withlacoochee Chapter. He was an Episcopalian and a member of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in downtown Inverness.
George is survived by his wife, Eugenia; his sister-in-law, Edwina Knox of Ponce Inlet; nieces, Sherry (James) Utter of Ponce Inlet, Laurie (Larry) Thomas of Wilber-by-the-Sea and Valerie (Mark) Gribble of Berryville, VA; nephews, Mike (Lynn) Knox of Ormond Beach, Bob (Lynn) Knox of Port Orange, Bill (Debbie) Champlain of Agoura Hills, CA and Morgan Hardin of Louisiana; and numerous grand and great-grand nieces and nephews. He is also survived by four step-children: Peter (Pam) Ahmed of Frisco, TX, Suzanne Alexandra of Sunnyvale, CA, Paul (Shelley) Ahmed of Springdale, AR, and Sarah (Paul) Markle of Fort Myers, as well as, four "grands", Erin, Lane, Sam, and Henry Ahmed. George's family wishes to express heartfelt gratitude to Dr. John Gelin and all the staff of Hospice of Citrus County for giving expert, loving and compassionate care to George, as well as, assistance, advice and emotional support to Eugenia. Masonic and Eastern Star
Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 23rd, at the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes. A Burial Office with Requiem Eucharist Service will be held 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 26th, at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Inverness. The family will receive friends after the service in Rairdon Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to Hospice of Citrus County, PO Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464 or St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 114 North Osceola Avenue, Inverness, FL 34450.
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Updated January 19, 2010@ 0900 HRS

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