Ruby Nell (Pratt) Knox

Ruby Nell (Pratt) Knox passed from this life on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at her home in Durant at the age of 91. Ruby was born on December 3, 1928 in Abilene, Texas to William Claud and Zadie (Jackson) Pratt. Ruby, better known as Granny, was raised on the farm in Texas before marrying and raising her family in Mineral Wells TX. Granny then married Joe Darr and moved to Bonanza AR where they operated a grocery/convenience store. After Grandpa Joe’s passing she married Dusty Knox and continued to live in Arkansas. When Dusty passed, she moved to Durant OK to be closer to family. Granny enjoyed gardening, playing cards, doing crossword puzzles, playing washers, spending time in the kitchen making chicken-n-dumplings and crispies. She would have your favorite food and drink made and ready for consumption by the time you arrived at her house. She was the spiritual leader of her family, training us to love God and serve others. She was an extremely skillful encourager and could draw out your individual gifts and talents. Granny was our example of love and we thank her for that. Ruby is survived by her sons, Curtis Keener and wife Barbara and Clay Keener; daughter, Donna Keener; brother, Donald “Kidd” Pratt; sister, Mittie Jean Ballard; stepchildren, Joseph Darr and wife Cheryl, Jim Knox and wife Barbara, David Knox, Liz Berlin and Rose Chesser; grandchildren, Keri and Mike Wilson, Kim Miller, Travis and Jennifer Keener, Kevin and Marie Keener, Austina and James Radley and Jacob Knox; 14 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; devoted nephew, Kenny Harvey and numerous extended family and friends. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, William and Zadie Pratt; spouses, Horace Keener, Joe Darr and Elbert (Dusty) Knox; brothers, Louis, Ross, J.D., Ed, Roy, Frank and Charles Pratt; sisters, Pauline Kimbrough and Christine Crabtree and great granddaughter, Sydney Lauren Lemons Sewell. Services to honor Ruby’s life will be held Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 12:30 pm at Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel in Durant, OK. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Ardmore, OK. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenny Harvey, Joey Darr, Jim Knox, David Knox, Jacob Knox, Taylor Lemons, Drew Lemons and Mason Miller. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brownsfuneralservice.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Brown’s Durant Funeral and Cremation Service.

Ruby Nell (Pratt) Knox

December 3, 1928 - January 22, 2020