Helen Roberta Knott

Helen Roberta "Robbie" Knott passed away on June 9, 2022 at the Carmel Home. She was born to the late Mary Florence Thompson Knott and Proctor Knott on June 7, 1937 in Brown's Valley.

After graduating from Owensboro Catholic High School in 1955 she began working in the office of Dr. Schubach. Sometime later she moved to Houston, Texas where she was employed at the lawyers' firm. After retiring she returned to Owensboro to be with family and friends.

Robbie was an avid fan of UK Basketball. She frequently traveled to the states and Mexico, once taking a trip to Europe with her sister Marilyn. Springtime was her favorite season of the year when yellow roses bloomed. She also enjoyed playing cards. Bunco, crossword, and jigsaw puzzles, and showing her talent for painting still-life pictures on glass objects.

Preceding her in death were her brothers Paul, Martin, and Charlie; sisters Marilyn Cavalier, Sister Mary Louise, O.S.U., and an infant sister Mary Angela.
Survivors include her siblings Walter (Margaret) Knott and Alma Gaw, Owensboro; Rosita Libs, Evansville: Kathleen (Mike) Boldrick, Santa Maria, California: Dottie (Larry) Elder of Sorgho; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m., Sunday June 12, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church where she was member; Visitation from 1 until 2 at the church. Private Internment at St. Anthony's Cemetery, Brown's Valley. Care by Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory.

In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929 or to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

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