Obituaries

Edward L. “Bud” Knott Sr. of Manchester, passed this life on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester at the age of 82. Memorial Services are scheduled on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Harrison Chapel Church, 254 Otter Falls Road in Sewanee, TN. The family will receive friends from 1 – 3 PM and the service will be at 3 PM with Brothers Freddie Harris and Bradley Cook officiating.

A native of Sewanee, he was the son of the late Manuel M. and Nancy Savannah Smith Knott. Mr. Knott was an avid reader and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed coaching Little League baseball teams through the years. He was a U S Army veteran and served in the Military Police. Mr. Knott was also a coal miner for several years and was a 20-year veteran of the Monteagle Police Department.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Dawson Tyler Knott.

Mr. Knott is survived by his wife, Delores Knott of Manchester; son, Edward L. Knott Jr (Mary) of Manchester; sisters, Jackie Bowman (Taylor) and Julia Ann Knott, both of Summerville; granddaughter, Keesha Renee Knott; great nephew, Jacob Knight of Gruetli-Laager and great niece, Rylee Westerfield of Monteagle.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.