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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)

David — Audrey Jean Cloud. Audrey (daughter of Sam Cloud and Isha Mary Adkins) was born 28 May 1925, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 13 Jan 2014, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 16 Jan 2014, Lakeview Memorial Gardens - Longview, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. P.D. Knotts
2. D.A. Knotts
3. D.C. Knotts