Obituaries:  Mrs. Clara Long Knott, Sabine Parish       K-530
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 1, 1973
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Clara Long Knott (Photo)

  Mrs. Clara Long Knott of Many, a member of the famous Long
political family, was taken by death at 7:55 a.m., Saturday, at
Fraser Hospital. She had been hospitalized for several weeks.

  She was a sister of the late Gov. and Sen. Huey P. Long, Gov.
Earl K. Long, U. S. Rep. George T. Long, and Julius T. Long.

  Funeral services were conducted in the Warren Meadows Funeral
Chapel Sunday, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. W. V. Sirman officiating.
Burial was in Ft. Jesup Cemetery, under the direction of Warren
Meadows Funeral Home.

  Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Olive Cooper of Natchitoches,
and Mrs. Lucille Hunt of Ruston; five nephews, John S. Hunt of
Monroe, former Public Service Commissioner, U. S. Sen. Russell B.
Long of Washington, Jasper Long, and Tommy Reed Long, both of
Shreveport, and John Ducournau of Natchitoches; and five nieces,
Caladonia Ducournau of New Orleans, Mrs. Mary Olive Green of
Boston, Mrs. Charlotte Parrett of Alexandria, Mrs. Rose Long
McFarlan of Boulder, Colo., and Mrs. Lucille Long Reed of
Shreveport.

  Serving as pallbearers were Warren Meadows, Dr. S. F. Fraser,
Bob Cole, Garland Peterson, Charles Williams, Roy Mains, Edwin
Lites, and Rodney Hopkins.

  Mrs. Knott was born in Winnfield. Her parents were the late Huey
Pierce Long Sr., and Caledonia Tison Long. She was the sixth of
their ten children.

  She was graduated from Louisiana Normal College, now
Northwestern, in 1908, and was a teacher in public schools from
1909-1919.

  On June 10, 1914, she married the late William Milton Knott, and
moved to Many, where she lived until her death. Mr. Knott worked
at Sabine State Bank and Trust Co., as cashier, from 1912-1916,
and was president from 1916 until his death in 1952.

  Mrs. Knott was a member of many civic, social, and governmental
organizations. She will best be remembered for her untiring
efforts toward the development of Ft. Jesup as a state park.

  She prevailed on brother Earl, to do this when he was governor,
and it was accomplished in 1956. Since that time, until her
death, she had the park's interests at heart.

  In addition, Mrs. Knott served as president of the Children of
the American Revolution, 1946-48, state chairman historic
markers, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1951-54, Louisiana
vice-regent, 1954-57, two terms as chairman of the Many Civic
Committee, member of the Louisiana Board of Education, 1956,
member of Louisiana Library Commission, 1939-40, recipient
Louisiana Federation Women's Clubs Loving Cup, 1936-37, and DAR
Award of Merit, 1954.

  Down through the years, she held memberships in Louisiana
Historical Association, United Daughters of the Confederacy,
Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Republic
of Texas, Sons and Daughters of Pilgrims, American Legion
Auxiliary, Many United Methodist Church, Many Book Club, and Many
Garden Club.