Mrs. Knox was a member of Harvest Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church.  She was a longtime nurse’s assistant, she loved talking, singing, and was a self-taught musician who could play any instrument.  Mrs. Knox had a nursing home ministry and was a very good friend to everybody she ever met.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Knox was preceded in death by her husband Ernest F. Craddock, Sr.; son, Larry Craddock; 2 sisters, Dorothy Liles and Edith Holloway; 3 brothers, Lloyd, Leonard, and Elbert Hurst; and a grandson, Eric Craddock.

Mrs. Knox is survived by her sons, Ernest Franklin Craddock, Jr. and wife Shelia of Smiths, Al.; Thomas Earl Craddock and wife Irene of Yorktown, Va.; John Elbert Craddock of Gloucester, Va.; and Robert Jeffery Craddock of Surry County, Va.  Two brothers, Robert Payne Hurst and wife Anita; and Rev. James Ervin Hurst and wife Joyce all of Newport News, Va.; Her sister, Ruth Ezzell and husband Travis of Roanoke Rapids, 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren and many special nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Harvest Temple Penticostal Holiness Church with Rev. Norwood Starling and Rev. Tony Smith, officiating.  Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Monday, November 11, 2013 from 7:00 to 8:30 at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service and all other times at the home of Jean Christenbury 3409 Everetts School Rd.

In lieu of flowers the family has requested contributions be made to the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, Ok. 73123-1718.

Online condolences may be made at www.hockadayfs.com.