James Willie Knox, 91, of Hamilton, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at the Fountains of the Albemarle in Tarboro. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Hamilton Baptist Church with the Rev. Delmus Ayers officiating. Burial will follow in the Hamilton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at the Hamilton Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Biggs Funeral Home, Williamston.