Funeral services for Mr. William D. "Billy" Knott will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2012 in the chapel of Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, with Bro. Ronnie Geary officiating, assisted by Bro. Danny Geary. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Knott was born in Hardeman County on April 24, 1940 to the late Slater and Lorene Collins Knott. He went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 30, 2012 at the age of 72.
He attended Madison County schools, graduating from South Side High School in 1958. After a long and illustrious career in industrial construction, starting with Daniels Construction Company on the Pringles Potato Chip plant in Jackson, he retired from Parsons Construction Services, Inc. in 2000 in Houston, TX.
Since his return to West Tennessee, he has attended Cave Springs Baptist Church in Henderson, Faith Baptist Church in Jackson and Trinity Baptist Church in Bemis.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Georgia Lancaster Knott, on December 3, 2010.
He is survived by two sons, Jeff Knott of Toone, and David Knott and his wife Kimberly of Whitney, TX; six grandchildren, Heather Knott of Oklahoma, Jakob Knott of West Virginia, Erin Knott and Mitchell Knott of Missouri, and Justin Knott and Mason Jones of Texas, and one great-grandchild, Addison Nicole Ritter of Missouri. He is also survived by one sister, Carolyn Knott Jines and her husband James "Eddie" Jines of Jackson, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends may visit with the family from 5 till 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, (731) 424-2424.
Mr. Knott was born in Hardeman County on April 24, 1940 to the late Slater and Lorene Collins Knott. He went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 30, 2012 at the age of 72.
He attended Madison County schools, graduating from South Side High School in 1958. After a long and illustrious career in industrial construction, starting with Daniels Construction Company on the Pringles Potato Chip plant in Jackson, he retired from Parsons Construction Services, Inc. in 2000 in Houston, TX.
Since his return to West Tennessee, he has attended Cave Springs Baptist Church in Henderson, Faith Baptist Church in Jackson and Trinity Baptist Church in Bemis.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Georgia Lancaster Knott, on December 3, 2010.
He is survived by two sons, Jeff Knott of Toone, and David Knott and his wife Kimberly of Whitney, TX; six grandchildren, Heather Knott of Oklahoma, Jakob Knott of West Virginia, Erin Knott and Mitchell Knott of Missouri, and Justin Knott and Mason Jones of Texas, and one great-grandchild, Addison Nicole Ritter of Missouri. He is also survived by one sister, Carolyn Knott Jines and her husband James "Eddie" Jines of Jackson, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends may visit with the family from 5 till 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, (731) 424-2424.
Funeral services for Mr. William D. "Billy" Knott will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2012 in the chapel of Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, with Bro. Ronnie Geary officiating, assisted by Bro. Danny Geary. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Knott was born in Hardeman County on April 24, 1940 to the late Slater and Lorene Collins Knott. He went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 30, 2012 at the age of 72.
He attended Madison County schools, graduating from South Side High School in 1958. After a long and illustrious career in industrial construction, starting with Daniels Construction Company on the Pringles Potato Chip plant in Jackson, he retired from Parsons Construction Services, Inc. in 2000 in Houston, TX.
Since his return to West Tennessee, he has attended Cave Springs Baptist Church in Henderson, Faith Baptist Church in Jackson and Trinity Baptist Church in Bemis.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Georgia Lancaster Knott, on December 3, 2010.
He is survived by two sons, Jeff Knott of Toone, and David Knott and his wife Kimberly of Whitney, TX; six grandchildren, Heather Knott of Oklahoma, Jakob Knott of West Virginia, Erin Knott and Mitchell Knott of Missouri, and Justin Knott and Mason Jones of Texas, and one great-grandchild, Addison Nicole Ritter of Missouri. He is also survived by one sister, Carolyn Knott Jines and her husband James "Eddie" Jines of Jackson, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends may visit with the family from 5 till 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, (731) 424-2424.
Mr. Knott was born in Hardeman County on April 24, 1940 to the late Slater and Lorene Collins Knott. He went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 30, 2012 at the age of 72.
He attended Madison County schools, graduating from South Side High School in 1958. After a long and illustrious career in industrial construction, starting with Daniels Construction Company on the Pringles Potato Chip plant in Jackson, he retired from Parsons Construction Services, Inc. in 2000 in Houston, TX.
Since his return to West Tennessee, he has attended Cave Springs Baptist Church in Henderson, Faith Baptist Church in Jackson and Trinity Baptist Church in Bemis.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Georgia Lancaster Knott, on December 3, 2010.
He is survived by two sons, Jeff Knott of Toone, and David Knott and his wife Kimberly of Whitney, TX; six grandchildren, Heather Knott of Oklahoma, Jakob Knott of West Virginia, Erin Knott and Mitchell Knott of Missouri, and Justin Knott and Mason Jones of Texas, and one great-grandchild, Addison Nicole Ritter of Missouri. He is also survived by one sister, Carolyn Knott Jines and her husband James "Eddie" Jines of Jackson, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends may visit with the family from 5 till 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, (731) 424-2424.
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