David Embry Knotts
1923 - 2014 (91 years)-
Name David Embry Knotts Born 28 Nov 1923 Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, USA Gender Male Died 31 Dec 2014 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried 3 Jan 2015 Lakeview Memorial Gardens - Longview, Texas, USA Person ID I2156 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 8 Mar 2021
Family Audrey Jean Cloud, b. 28 May 1925, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 13 Jan 2014, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 88 years) Children + 1. P.D. Knotts 2. D.A. Knotts + 3. D.C. Knotts Last Modified 13 Apr 2015 Family ID F827 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 28 Nov 1923 - Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, USA Died - 31 Dec 2014 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 3 Jan 2015 - Lakeview Memorial Gardens - Longview, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Name: David Embry Knotts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 Nov 1923
Birth Place: Neosho, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
Employer: Jack Yates
Weight: 175 lbs.
Complexion: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 6'
Next of Kin: W. H. KnottsObituary of David Embry Knotts
Published in The Shreveport Times on January 2, 2015
Headstones Crypt of David Embry Knotts and Audrey Jean Cloud Knotts
Lakeview Memorial Gardens - Longview, Texas, USA
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GLADEWATER - Services for David E. Knotts, 91, of White Oak, will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater, Texas. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum in Longview, Texas.
Mr. Knotts passed away December 31, 2014, at Stratmore Heritage Nursing Home in Shreveport, La., after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. David was born November 28, 1923, in Neosho, Missouri, to David and Loretta Knotts.
David proudly served his country in World War II from 1943-1945 earning four bronze stars, a good conduct medal and a World War II victory medal.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Audrey; his parents; sisters, Lucille and Gal; brother, Bob; and great-grandsons, Luke and Zack. He is survived by three children, Dianne Hawthorne of White Oak, Texas, David A. Knotts and wife, Linda, of Shreveport, La., and Denny Knotts and wife, Terry, of Bossier City, La.; along with many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and brother-in-law, George Cloud of Gladewater, Texas.
Pallbearers will be George Cloud, Mark Cloud, Scott Hawthorne, Brad Hawthorne, Kyle Knotts and Garrett White.
The family expresses special thanks to granddaughter sara Knotts, Dr. Richard Sipes, the staff at Heritage Manor Stratmore, and Life Path Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or www.woundedwarriorproject.org or St. Judes Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org.
(Published in The Shreveport Times on January 2, 2015)
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