Evangeline Mary Knox

2023 at the age of 99. She was the youngest of six children, not including Mary who died quite

young.

Evangeline was preceded in death by her husband Ernest W. Knox and is survived by her

daughter Kim C. Schmidt (Donald) and son John E. Knox (Karen). She was grandmother to Taryn

Simon (Daniel), Tiffany Kuhl (Matthew), Tricia Turpen (Wes), Heather Moore (Jason) and Erik

Knox (Laura). Additionally, she had nine great grandchildren.

For “Peggy” Knox, “family first” was not a slogan but a way of life. She was a very devoted wife

and took great care of her husband in his later years when he became ill. She doted on her

grandchildren and loved children in general. This affection led her to teach elementary school

students at Wayne Elementary School for nineteen years after completing a Masters in

Guidance and counseling from Wayne State University.

Her daughter and son will always remember that both their parents created a wonderful home

environment where there was much love and wonderful support for one another. She will be

greatly missed.