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Submitted: 7/3/22 • Approved: 7/3/22 • Last Updated: 7/6/22 • R522898-G0-S3
March 20, 1906-February 18, 1970
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
WILLCOX - Services for John H. Knox, 63, who died Wednesday at his home here, will be at 10 a.m. today in the Westlawn Chapel. Burial will be in Hereford, Tex.
Born in Locksburg, Ark., Mr. Knox, a real estate broker, moved here in 1961 from Portland, Ore. He was a veteran of world War II. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Willcox Elks Lodge Veterans of Foreign Wars, Armerican Legion and the Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Anne, and three brothers and a sister out of state.
(Published in Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) - 20 Feb 1970, Fri - Page 20)
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: John Hershel Knox
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1906
Birth Place: Nashville, Arkansas, USA
Residence Place: Amherst, Lamb, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Amherst, Lamb, Texas, USA
Employer: John Hershel Knox
Weight: 162
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Anne Palmer Knox
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Hershel Knox Self (Head)
Anne Palmer Knox Wife
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