Floyd Knowles Obit*

Obit. Danville Commercial News:

*Floyd Knowles, 73, of 1405 Logan, died Sunday (April 25, 1971) at Vermilion Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patient four days. He had been bedfast two weeks.
Born July 8, 1897 in Belmont, Illinois, he was the son of Alpha and Ida Ellen Painter Knowles. He married Harriet Laura Nash Feb. 14, 1917 in Covington, Ind. and she survives.
Mr. Knowles was a graduate of Danville High School. He began working with the New York Central Railroad in 1916. He worked with the railroad for 46 years and was a car foreman 23 years.
Other survivors include a son, Jack of Danville; two daughters, Mrs. Dolores M. Harrison of Danville and Mrs. Beverly Jane Sefried of Oakwood; four sisters, Mrs. Gladys Nolan of Danville, Mrs. Ruth Bell of Sarasota, Fl., Mrs. Elizabeth Nolan of Cario, Ga., and Mrs. Hazel Duncan, also of Cario.
A sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Knowles was a member of the Lincoln Methodist Church, Anchor Masonic Lodge, Danville Consistory and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. He enjoyed raising roses and other gardening activities.
Services will be at 1:30 PM Wednesday at Pape Memorial Home, with Rev. Patrick Flaherty officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be 7 - 9 PM Monday and Tuesday at the funeral home. Masonic services will be at 7 PM Monday at the funeral home.