The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Saturday, November 18, 1995            TAG: 9511181567
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

REX F. KNOTT SR.

Rex Forrest Knott Sr., 83, of the 3000 block of Capital Hill Lane, died Nov. 17, 1995, in Norfolk.

He was a retired aerospace engineer technician for George C. Marshall Space Flight Center where he worked for 27 years. He was a native of Knightdale, N.C., and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Knightdale.

He is survived by his wife, Hattie C. ``Sammie'' Knott; daughter, Kaye Knott-Davis of Virginia Beach; son, Rex Forrest Knott Jr. and wife, Kathy of Virginia Beach; sister, Bessie Knott Watson of Knightdale; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday by the Rev. Kenny Bryant in Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel. Burial will be private. The family will be at the funeral home for visitation 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and following the service until 9 p.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB