AUGUSTA – Mrs. Jean Margaret Knox passed away quietly in her sleep on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at MaineGeneral Rehab & Long-Term Care – Gray Birch in Augusta. She was 92 years old.

Jean was born Oct. 2, 1931, in Calais, Maine to Louis and Josephine MacDonald, the youngest of four children and only girl. They moved to Augusta when she was very young. Jean graduated from Cony High School in 1949. She married her high-school sweetheart, the late Randall H. Knox, in 1950.

Jean had a beautiful singing voice and was given the opportunity to study music after high school, but she chose to marry and follow Randy around the world supporting his Air Force career. After retirement, she became a staunch member of the United Methodist Church, first in Randolph and later in Gardiner. She and Randy enjoyed singing in the choir for many years.

Jean is survived by three daughters, Linda Knox and Lynn Norris both of Camden, and Diana Knopf of Old Town. She is also survived by nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.

Jean was predeceased by her daughter Valerie Houle of Augusta in 2011, and by her loving husband in 2012.

A quiet graveside ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Green Lawn Cemetery, Town House Road, Swanville, Maine for family and friends.

Arrangements are entrusted with Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Staples Funeral Home website, http://www.staplesfuneralhome.com.

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