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 1919 - 2005 (86 years)
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| Name |
Oscar Frazier Knowles |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Born |
27 May 1919 |
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
 Military |
US Army [3] |
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| Military |
US Navy Submariner |
- enlisted in the Navy when WW II broke out. During WWII Dad was in submarines in the Pacific Theater.
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| Died |
10 Oct 2005 |
Portsmouth General Hospital, Portsmouth, Portsmouth County, Virginia [3, 4] |
| Buried |
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia [3, 4] |
| Person ID |
I34993 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
9 Apr 2014 |
| Father |
Oscar Frazier Knowles, b. 25 Oct 1898, White County, Tennessee , d. 6 Jul 1985, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Hattie Esther Reed, b. 16 Jun 1895, Warren County, Tennessee , d. 12 Feb 1985, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia (Age 89 years) |
| Married |
16 Jun 1918 |
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama [5] |
| Family ID |
F12852 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mildred June Cannon, b. 14 Oct 1923, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts , d. 15 Apr 2015, Chesapeake, Virginia (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
2 Jun 1945 |
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts [2, 4] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Family ID |
F12853 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 27 May 1919 - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama |
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 | Married - 2 Jun 1945 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - 10 Oct 2005 - Portsmouth General Hospital, Portsmouth, Portsmouth County, Virginia |
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 | Buried - - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia |
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| Notes |
- Oscar F. Knowles Jr. NORFOLK
Oscar Frazier Knowles Jr., 86, of the 500 block of San Pedro Drive, died Oct. 10, 2005, at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Mr. Knowles was born in Huntsville, Ala., the son of the late Oscar F. Knowles and Hattie Reed Knowles. He retired from the United States Navy as a chief engineman after 25 years of service. Mr. Knowles was a member of the Norview Masonic Lodge No. 113 AF&AM, the American Legion. He was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Norview Chapter 131, Fleet Reserve and Submarine Veterans of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mildred J. Knowles of Chesapeake; three daughters, Cheryl K. Hemenway of Chesapeake, C. June Brinkley of Suffolk and Terry Lynn Davis of Hooper, Utah; two sons, Kenneth Knowles of Bayville, N.J., and James Knowles of Ogden, Utah. Mr. Knowles is also survived by nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Norfolk Chapel. Interment with Masonic rites and military honors will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. There will be an Order of the Eastern Star service in the funeral home Thursday at 7 p.m. followed by visitation until 8:30 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hdoliver.com.
Obituary, Virginian-Pilot, October 12, 2005.
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| Sources |
- [S48255] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX8T-C8F.
- [S52939] Cheryl Knowles Hemenway | 7 Jan 2014 | Telephone Interview | hemenlc@verizon.net.
- [S53061] Cheryl Knowles Hemenway | Family Group Records | 13 Jan 2014 | hemenlc@verizon.net.
- [S48259] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Knowles&GSiman=1&GScid=50267&GRid=12627804&.
- [S48254] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQW5-9YL.
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