Ada Lillian Knox-Ogden

Ada Lillian Knox-Ogden, age 86, of Boise , Idaho died on December 18, 2006, at St. Luke\u0027s Regional Medical Center , of age related causes. Ada was born on June 28, 1920, in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , to Samuel and Lola Carr Stevens. She grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and lived there until she married Harry Knox and moved to Erie , PA , where she raised her three daughters, later moving to California . Ada was preceded in death by her husbands, Harry Wray Knox and Lewis Ogden; brother, Harry Samuel Stevens; and sister, Edna Lois Craig. She is survived by daughters, Lola Manley of Pleasanton, CA, Frances Wray of Boise, Idaho, and Edna Coleman of San Diego, CA; seven grandchildren, Christine, John, Patrick, Stephen, Meredith, Andrea and Jeffery; five great-grandchildren, Constantine, Charlotte Elizabeth, Emma Katherine, Nathaniel, and Collin Thomas. Ada was a proprietor of a retail clothing business in Palm Springs , California until retiring in 1989, when she moved to Sedona , Arizona with her second husband, Lewis Ogden. Ada enjoyed her grandchildren, sewing, and her rose garden. She was a faithful member of Rock of Ages Lutheran Church in Sedona. Graveside services was held at the Sedona Community Cemetery in Sedona, AZ on December 28, 2006. \u0027I have reached the end of my journey, and now I know the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, and their children after them\u0027. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mountain states Tumor Institute, 100 East Idaho St., Boise, or St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, 190 E. Bannock, Boise, Idaho 83712.