Buddy Knott
October 17, 1937 ~ July 15, 2025
From the Jul 22, 2025 e-EditionMcKenzie, Tenn. - Funeral Services for Buddy Knott 87, of McKenzie, TN, were Thursday July 17, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial was in Seminary Cemetery in McKenzie, Tenn
Buddy is survived by his wife Diane Knott of McKenzie, sons, Williams Gregory Mallard of Dewitt, Michigan, and Barry Allen Mallard and wife Karen of Eagle, MI. He also leaves behind a daughter, Tracee Knott of California, a brother, Bill Knott of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, along with five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father, Laburn Knott; his mother, Vinnie Hollingsworth; his brother, Bobby Knott; and his sister, Betty Frazier.
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