Knotts, Scott Thomas

Scott Thomas Knotts, 59, of Marion, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, from an accidental fall. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Marion, by Pastor Jim Coyle. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Spring Grove Cemetery, Covington, with military honors by Marion American Legion Post 298.

Survivors include his father, Noel Knotts; his fiancee, Trish Kopp; faithful canine companions, Buddy and Babe; son, Christopher Knotts; daughter, Danielle Knotts; stepsons, Steve Batcheller Jr. and Richard Batcheller; sisters, Elizabeth (David) Szymanski, Jane (Bill) Moore, Noël Knotts, and Barbara (Tom) Butler; brother, Carl Knotts; grandchildren, Rebecca Nagle, Taylor Batcheller, Tyler Batcheller and Justin Batcheller; and great-granddaughter, Laneya Nagle.

Also his aunts, Virginia Knotts, B. Elizabeth Schweigert, Mary Dusterhoft and Carol Jane Palmer; uncle, Julius (Gina) Dusterhoft III; his mother-in-law, Wandalene O'Connor; sisters-in-law, Beverly (Jim) LeGrand, DeAnna (Jerry) Ford, Marsha (Bob) Rowe, Brenda (Mike) Grimm and Jacqueline (Mark) Stewart; brothers-in-law, Robert (Sue) Ford and Wayne (Kim) Werderman; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Scott was born Oct. 11, 1951, in Fort Knox, Ky. Growing up in a military family, he lived in many cities and countries as a child and moved often. He graduated from high school in Fort Hood, Texas and also earned a degree from Kirkwood Community College. Scott served two years in the U.S. Army. He was an engineer for Rockwell Collins for 29 years.

His hobbies included working on computers, fishing and boating, and he was a very avid reader. Scott greatly enjoyed spending time with his family and his dogs.

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Gladys Dusterhoft; aunt, Darlene Dusterhoft; grandfather, Julius Dusterhoft II; grandmother, Sylvia Knotts; mother, Jacqueline Knotts; grandmother-in-law, Marietta Stepanek; father-in-law; Joseph O'Connor; uncle, John Schweigert; sister-in-law, Hye Suk Knotts; and uncle and aunt, Harold and Virginia Knotts.

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