OWENSBORO MESSENGER ARTICLE - 10/15/1945
Cletus James Knott, 23, 322 West Fifth Street, was fatally injured in an accident involving his motorcycle and an automobile driven by Lawrence Bader, at Fifth and Walnut streets at 6:58 a.m. Sunday. Knott died at the Owensboro-Daviess county hospital at 9:15 p.m., Sunday. His wife, who was injured, was removed to the hospital, and later taken to her home. The Knotts were en route to Blythesville, Ark. According to Patrolman Deane Duggin, who together with Sgt. Cary Ray investigated the accident, Knott in a statement to him, said the he (Knott) and his wife were traveling West on Fifth Street, on their motorcycle, when he turned to say something to his wife, who was seated behind him. In turning, he saw the approaching car, he said and applied his brakes, which threw both him and his wife onto the pavement. The motorcycle and the car collided, but very little damage was sustained by either vehicle, the patrolman stated. Following the accident, Knott did not think he was injured, and went to the hospital with his wife, who suffered a fractured collarbone. It was while he was watching the attending physician treating Mrs. Knott's injuries, that Knott complained of feeling ill, lay down for a few minutes, and suddenly lapsed into unconsciousness, from which he did not recover, death occurring Sunday night. Surviving are the widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Knott, Owensboro; four brothers, Lawrence of Owensboro; Carl Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Camp Breckinridge, Bernard Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Fort Cotton, N. Y.; and Leo Knott, U. S. Navy, in the Philippines; two sisters, Mrs. S. K. McDaniel, Owensboro, and Mrs. Carl Cash, Arlington, Va. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Rev. Thomas Murphy officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Brown's Valley. Pallbearers will be Bernard Fulkerson, Paul Greer, Frank O'Bryan, Tandy Chissom, O. E. Alford and Joe Ebelhar. The body is at the Owensboro Funeral Home.
Cletus James Knott, 23, 322 West Fifth Street, was fatally injured in an accident involving his motorcycle and an automobile driven by Lawrence Bader, at Fifth and Walnut streets at 6:58 a.m. Sunday. Knott died at the Owensboro-Daviess county hospital at 9:15 p.m., Sunday. His wife, who was injured, was removed to the hospital, and later taken to her home. The Knotts were en route to Blythesville, Ark. According to Patrolman Deane Duggin, who together with Sgt. Cary Ray investigated the accident, Knott in a statement to him, said the he (Knott) and his wife were traveling West on Fifth Street, on their motorcycle, when he turned to say something to his wife, who was seated behind him. In turning, he saw the approaching car, he said and applied his brakes, which threw both him and his wife onto the pavement. The motorcycle and the car collided, but very little damage was sustained by either vehicle, the patrolman stated. Following the accident, Knott did not think he was injured, and went to the hospital with his wife, who suffered a fractured collarbone. It was while he was watching the attending physician treating Mrs. Knott's injuries, that Knott complained of feeling ill, lay down for a few minutes, and suddenly lapsed into unconsciousness, from which he did not recover, death occurring Sunday night. Surviving are the widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Knott, Owensboro; four brothers, Lawrence of Owensboro; Carl Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Camp Breckinridge, Bernard Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Fort Cotton, N. Y.; and Leo Knott, U. S. Navy, in the Philippines; two sisters, Mrs. S. K. McDaniel, Owensboro, and Mrs. Carl Cash, Arlington, Va. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Rev. Thomas Murphy officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Brown's Valley. Pallbearers will be Bernard Fulkerson, Paul Greer, Frank O'Bryan, Tandy Chissom, O. E. Alford and Joe Ebelhar. The body is at the Owensboro Funeral Home.
OWENSBORO MESSENGER ARTICLE - 10/15/1945
Cletus James Knott, 23, 322 West Fifth Street, was fatally injured in an accident involving his motorcycle and an automobile driven by Lawrence Bader, at Fifth and Walnut streets at 6:58 a.m. Sunday. Knott died at the Owensboro-Daviess county hospital at 9:15 p.m., Sunday. His wife, who was injured, was removed to the hospital, and later taken to her home. The Knotts were en route to Blythesville, Ark. According to Patrolman Deane Duggin, who together with Sgt. Cary Ray investigated the accident, Knott in a statement to him, said the he (Knott) and his wife were traveling West on Fifth Street, on their motorcycle, when he turned to say something to his wife, who was seated behind him. In turning, he saw the approaching car, he said and applied his brakes, which threw both him and his wife onto the pavement. The motorcycle and the car collided, but very little damage was sustained by either vehicle, the patrolman stated. Following the accident, Knott did not think he was injured, and went to the hospital with his wife, who suffered a fractured collarbone. It was while he was watching the attending physician treating Mrs. Knott's injuries, that Knott complained of feeling ill, lay down for a few minutes, and suddenly lapsed into unconsciousness, from which he did not recover, death occurring Sunday night. Surviving are the widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Knott, Owensboro; four brothers, Lawrence of Owensboro; Carl Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Camp Breckinridge, Bernard Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Fort Cotton, N. Y.; and Leo Knott, U. S. Navy, in the Philippines; two sisters, Mrs. S. K. McDaniel, Owensboro, and Mrs. Carl Cash, Arlington, Va. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Rev. Thomas Murphy officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Brown's Valley. Pallbearers will be Bernard Fulkerson, Paul Greer, Frank O'Bryan, Tandy Chissom, O. E. Alford and Joe Ebelhar. The body is at the Owensboro Funeral Home.
Cletus James Knott, 23, 322 West Fifth Street, was fatally injured in an accident involving his motorcycle and an automobile driven by Lawrence Bader, at Fifth and Walnut streets at 6:58 a.m. Sunday. Knott died at the Owensboro-Daviess county hospital at 9:15 p.m., Sunday. His wife, who was injured, was removed to the hospital, and later taken to her home. The Knotts were en route to Blythesville, Ark. According to Patrolman Deane Duggin, who together with Sgt. Cary Ray investigated the accident, Knott in a statement to him, said the he (Knott) and his wife were traveling West on Fifth Street, on their motorcycle, when he turned to say something to his wife, who was seated behind him. In turning, he saw the approaching car, he said and applied his brakes, which threw both him and his wife onto the pavement. The motorcycle and the car collided, but very little damage was sustained by either vehicle, the patrolman stated. Following the accident, Knott did not think he was injured, and went to the hospital with his wife, who suffered a fractured collarbone. It was while he was watching the attending physician treating Mrs. Knott's injuries, that Knott complained of feeling ill, lay down for a few minutes, and suddenly lapsed into unconsciousness, from which he did not recover, death occurring Sunday night. Surviving are the widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Knott, Owensboro; four brothers, Lawrence of Owensboro; Carl Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Camp Breckinridge, Bernard Knott, U. S. Army stationed at Fort Cotton, N. Y.; and Leo Knott, U. S. Navy, in the Philippines; two sisters, Mrs. S. K. McDaniel, Owensboro, and Mrs. Carl Cash, Arlington, Va. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Church at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Rev. Thomas Murphy officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Brown's Valley. Pallbearers will be Bernard Fulkerson, Paul Greer, Frank O'Bryan, Tandy Chissom, O. E. Alford and Joe Ebelhar. The body is at the Owensboro Funeral Home.
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