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DATE: Sunday, November 27, 1994              TAG: 9411270037
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GENEVA A. KNOX

Geneva Raye Ambrose Knox, 69, of the 100 block of Patnor Dr., died Nov. 25, 1994.

She was a native of Roper, N.C. She was predeceased by her parents, Herbert Ambrose and Bertie Chesson Ambrose. She was retired as a sales clerk from Smith and Welton Dept. Store, and was a member of Pinecrest Baptist church.

She is survived by her husband, William ``Buster'' Knox; two daughters, Sherree Pickford of Maysville, W.Va., Suzy Askew of Smithfield, Va.; four sisters, Eula Lee Spruill of Edenton, N.C., Elizabeth Ann Jennings of Virginia Beach, Mary Jane Gipp of Paw Paw, W.Va., and Doris Jeanette Sharp of Ahoskie, N.C.; one brother, Herbert Ambrose of Alexandria, Va.; one grandchild, Michael Barnes. She was predeceased by a sister, Algae Blackwell and two brothers, Julian Ambrose and W.C. ``Bill'' Ambrose.

A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel by the Rev. Tom Potter. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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