Winston Knox

Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox,Born to the late Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. 
He was a lifelong member of the Mount Calvery
Missionary Baptist Church. Winston received his 
early education in the Elba, Alabama School System 
where he graduated with a diploma from the 
Department of Vocational Agriculture offered by 
Elba Colored High School. He went on to become 
a master craftsman as a brick mason and carpenter. He retired from Fort Rucker after serving 36 
years as a Government Contractor in the role of 
helicopter mechanic. Winston was also an avid 
hunter and fisherman. He possessed the ultimate 
green thumb which was evident by the many rows 
of peas, butterbeans, collards, turnips and a multitude of other vegetables he tended year after year 
with the help of the family. He was truly a “Jack of 
All Trades” and he mastered them all!
He will be cherished by his family: A wife Mary Alice 
Knox. His children Andrew Jerome Seabon, Lake 
Wales, FL; Jeff Knox, Troy, AL; Keith Hayes (Patricia), 
Montgomery, AL; Steffon Knox (Karen), Fayetteville, 
NC; Deon Knox, Elba, AL; Malcolm Knox 
(Cinnamon), Houston, TX; Demetrius Knox 
(Sherwana), Leonardtown, MD; Lisa Lee , Enterprise, 
AL, Tonya Collins (Orlando), Rehobeth, AL;
Shanika Pruitt, Elba, AL. His siblings Inez Fincher 
(Chico), Atlanta, GA; Wilford Knox (Shelma), 
Elba, AL; Cynthia Echols (Michael), Conyers, GA, 
and a host of grand and great-grandchildren, 
relatives, and friends. 
He was preceded in death by his children Gail Knox 
Rinehart, Phylis Key, Leon Patrick Knox, Sr. (Veilka) 
His parents Bub Knox and Pastine Tubbs Cole. His 
siblings Louie Frank White, Betty Jean Knox, Ammie 
Jean McKinnon and Larry Donell Knox.

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