Noah C. Knowles

Mr. Noah C. Knowles of Slocomb passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on May 8, 2014. He was 69.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 9, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Carroll and Rev. Steve Trail officiating. Burial will follow in Hartford City Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory directing.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to the First Free Will Baptist Church of Dothan Building Fund or the Slocomb High School Athletic Association.

Mr. Knowles was born January 26, 1945 in Geneva County to the late Grover and Mary Knowles. He was a 1963 graduate of Slocomb High School and a long-term employee of Sears and Brian-Holloway Carpet. A dedicated husband, father and grandfather, Mr. Knowles was an active member of First Freewill Baptist Church of Dothan and a member of the Wiregrass Gideons, Daleville, AL.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Knowles was preceded in death by two granddaughters: Sara Elizabeth and Sydney Grace.

Mr. Knowles is survived by his wife of 46 years, Cynthia Armstrong Knowles; his daughter, Kim Martin (Brad), a son, Kevin Knowles, all of Slocomb; two sisters: Clois Morrow (Jerry) of Fayetteville, GA and Carol Cumming (Jim) of Friendswood, TX; four grandchildren: Sam and Emma Martin and Kasen and Mallory Knowles. In addition to his immediate family, Mr. Knowles is also survived by several nieces, and a nephew.

Serving as pallbearers will be Phillip Green, Dewey Dean, Morris Holloway, Steve Nowell, Ricky Woodham, Billy Wayne Bottoms, Lee Jones, Pat Sorrells and Carl Floyd.