Calvin Whit Knox age 78 of Forest Park passed away Monday, November 2, 2015. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro and he retired from Northwest Airlines. He is survived by wife: Annette Knox; children: Mychelle Merritt of Wichita Falls, TX, and Beverly Szalankiewicz (John) of Palmetto, GA; brother: Bobby Knox (Diane) of Albany, GA; and grandchildren: Joshua, Jordan, Heather, Brittany, Christie, Michael, and Eric. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday November 5, 2015 in the Chapel of Ford Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Herman Wike will officiate. Burial to follow at Spring Hill Cemetery, Ellenwood, GA. Family will receive friends from 4-6 PM, Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the funeral home. Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesboro/Stockbridge 770-210-2700. www.fordstewartfuneralhome.com