Alma Lucille Cole Knott

Alma Lucille Cole Knott, age 87, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, January 28, 2006, at her daughter’s home in Jonesboro.

A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Mrs. Knott was a retired Bookkeeper in private business. She was a long-time member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School teacher and church secretary and bookkeeper.

She was preceded in death by her husband: Thomas Knott; by her parents: John William Henderson Cole and Zilla A. Castleberry Cole; 2 brothers: Fred Cole and John Cole; and by 4 sisters: Jewell Redd, Edith Schwieter, Ernestine Cole and Lois Wallace.

Survivors include:

2 Daughters: Janet Schwoerer of Cordova, Tennessee, and
Beverly White of Jonesboro;

1 Sister: Marion Hayes of Hot Springs;

3 Grandchildren: Scarlet Densmore of Cordova, Tennessee,
Jessica Gillespie of Marion, Arkansas, and
Steven White of Jonesboro;

1 Great Grandson: Parker Densmore of Cordova, Tennessee.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon, January 31, 2006, at 1:30 at Emerson Memorial Chapel in Jonesboro with Curtis Shatley officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery in Jonesboro.

Pallbearers include: Mark Crain, Shawn Densmore, Jeremy Gillespie, Mike Hinson, Bill Graham, and Jim Cole.

Visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon from 12:30 until service time at the funeral home chapel.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the Walnut Street Baptist Church Building Fund, 1910 Scenic Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401.