1940
Diana
2020
Diana Knowles
May 5, 1940 — December 9, 2020
Saucier
Diana Mary Hope Brown Knowles, age 80, of Saucier, passed away on December 9, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Gladys Brown.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, James “Jim” Knowles, Sr.; her children, Jamie Ann Knowles-Youngblood (Michael), James A. “Jay” Knowles, Jr. (Liz), and Kevin Michael Knowles (Annette); a sister, Carol Brown Grass; 5 grandchildren, Shofner Smith, Dustin Knowles, Mikka Knowles Deloach, Stanton Schogle, and Lexee Parks; 3 great-grandchildren, Addison Knowles, Henley Knowles, and Beckett Deloach; and other relatives and friends.
She was a graduate of MS Gulf Coast Community College and William Carey College with a BS in Nursing. She worked at the VA, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Garden Park, and later worked as a home health nurse. She also taught nursing at San Jacinto College in Texas. Mrs. Knowles enjoyed traveling, bowling, gardening, and spending time with her family.
A memorial service will be at 4:30 PM on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport, where friends may visit from 4 PM - 4:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Feed My Sheep or the Humane Society of South MS.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Gladys Brown.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, James “Jim” Knowles, Sr.; her children, Jamie Ann Knowles-Youngblood (Michael), James A. “Jay” Knowles, Jr. (Liz), and Kevin Michael Knowles (Annette); a sister, Carol Brown Grass; 5 grandchildren, Shofner Smith, Dustin Knowles, Mikka Knowles Deloach, Stanton Schogle, and Lexee Parks; 3 great-grandchildren, Addison Knowles, Henley Knowles, and Beckett Deloach; and other relatives and friends.
She was a graduate of MS Gulf Coast Community College and William Carey College with a BS in Nursing. She worked at the VA, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Garden Park, and later worked as a home health nurse. She also taught nursing at San Jacinto College in Texas. Mrs. Knowles enjoyed traveling, bowling, gardening, and spending time with her family.
A memorial service will be at 4:30 PM on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Gulfport, where friends may visit from 4 PM - 4:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Feed My Sheep or the Humane Society of South MS.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Diana Knowles, please visit our flower store.
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Saturday, December 12, 2020
4:00 - 4:30 pm (Central time)
Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport
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Saturday, December 12, 2020
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Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport
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