Obit of Knoy, Art - Garvin County, Oklahoma

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The Bakersfield Californian

Art Knoy
Feb. 25, 1926  Sept. 5, 2002

Art passed away in Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, Washington, on 
September 5, 2002. Art was a resident of Port Angeles, Washington 
with his wife, Mary.

Born in Maysville, Oklahoma, Art was preceded in death by father, 
Arthur Knoy; mother, Maude McLaughlin; son, Mark Knoy; and sister, 
Betty Patty. Art is survived by his wife, Mary, of 16 years; sisters, 
Agatha Knoy, Yvonne Johnson; aunt, Donnie Bain; sons, Scot Knoy, 
Johnie Burch, Doug Knoy, and Robert Smith; daughters, Karon Peterson, 
Veronica Osborne, Lynn Knoy, and Sherry Knoy; numerous grandchildren 
and great-grandchildren.

Art was a pilot in the U.S. Navy. He retired from the Kern County 
Sheriffs Department as Under-sheriff, serving Kern County, September 
16, 1957  February 28, 1986. Art was a respected and honored man in 
Kern County, and was referred to by friends as Biggin. Art was a 
generous, fair and exceptional man. He will be greatly missed.

Memorial services will be held on September 22, 2002, at 2 p.m., at 
Kern County Firefighters Union Hall, 3615 Mt. Vernon Ave., 
Bakersfield.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the 
Art Knoy Memorial Fund, c/o Gerald Mitchell.      
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