John Marshall "Tim" KNAPP
- Born: 18 Apr 1944, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV 8119
- Marriage: Galena Lynn HUNTER on 4 Jun 1971 in Smoot, Greenbrier Co., WV 40
- Died: 9 Jan 2015, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 70 8119
- Buried: 13 Jan 2015, Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 8119
General Notes:
Smathers Funeral Chapel, Inc., Rainelle, WV, 11 Jan 2015
John Marshall (Tim) Knapp
Apr. 18, 1944 - Jan. 9, 2015
John M. (Tim) Knapp, 70, of Rupert, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015.
Born April 18, 1944, at Dawson, he was the son of the late Bill and Lois Blankenship Knapp.
Tim was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He proudly served in the US army; and a member of the UMWA. He worked as a welder, a miner operating heavy machinery and loved working his farm. He was a friend to many.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Nellie Donahoe and a brother-in-law Pete Holland.
Survivors left to cherish his memory include his loving wife, Galena Hunter Knapp; his son Kevin Knapp and wife Windy of Dawson; his daughter Kathy Bennett and husband Jon of Dunn, North Carolina; 3 grandsons, the joy of his life, Kegan Knapp of Meadow Bridge, Levi and Isaac Bennett, both of Dunn, NC; 2 brothers Bill Knapp and Merlin Knapp and wife Nancy, all of Cleveland, Ohio; 3 sisters Alice Holland of Clintonville, Mary Bryant and husband Homer of Smoot and Brenda Campbell and husband Gene of Clintonville; a host of nieces and nephews and many friends.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, at Smathers Funeral Chapel, Inc. with Pastor Kermit Hunter officiating. Burial will follow in the Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville.
Friends may call Monday, January 12, from 6 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Tim married Galena Lynn HUNTER, daughter of Ray Jennings HUNTER and Mildred Loretta CROOKSHANKS, on 4 Jun 1971 in Smoot, Greenbrier Co., WV.40
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