This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knowlton Huntley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5Mn.2ACEB/326 Message Board Post: This was published in the World Newspaper March 23, 2006 His dad was Luke Franklin Knowlton, grandfather Arthur Raymond Knowlton, great-grandfather Luke Lucian Knowlton Knowlton, Robert Luke "Bob" Sept. 15, 1934 - March 19, 2006 A celebration of the life of Robert Luke "Bob" Knowlton, 71, of Dora, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Dora Fire Hall and Community Center. Jack Beebe, of the Church of Christ, will officiate. Bob was born Sept. 15, 1934, in Marshfield, to Luke Franklin and Thelma Nadine (Thumb-Thompson) Knowlton. He died March 19, 2006, in Dora. He served in the U.S. Air Force as airman 1st class from 1953 until 1957, traveling to Germany and Italy. He met and married Margie Porter in December 1958. They lived at the Kanue Klub in Dora, moved to Coos Bay, and returned in the mid-1960s to Dora, where they remained until his death. Bob worked for Weyerhaeuser from 1961 until 1998 as a lift-truck operator. Bob's passion was his family, work and the community. He loved exploring old mines, hunting and fishing, going on short road trips and spending time at casinos. Bob was often seen motoring around Dora on his lawnmower, keeping the grass mowed at the fire hall and along the road. Bob is survived by his wife of 47 years, Margie Knowlton of Dora; son, Mark Knowlton of Dora; daughters and husbands, Roberta and Toby Vance of Remote, Cindy Stevens and Terry Carmichael of Grants Pass, and Sherry Porter of Bandon; brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Beth Knowlton of Centralia, Wash.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Patricia and Jack Beebe of Coos Bay, and Caroline and Willard Clary of Chehalis, Wash.; granddaughter and husband, Amy and Doug Ligons of Remote; grandsons, Toby Vance Jr. of Remote, and Ryan and Heidi Stevens of Cottage Grove; great-granddaughter, Kacee Ligons of Remote; special nieces whom Bob cherished like his own daughters, Patty Valenzuela, Wendy Tams and Kari Breitkreutz; special friends, Loveda and Jerry Carle, Judy and Luther Roam, and Selma King; and many loving friends in the Dora community. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luke and Thelma; and infant son, Robert Luke Jr. The family suggests memorial contributions to local food banks or Toys for Tots, in care of Myrtle Grove Funeral Service, P.O. Box 37, Coquille, OR 97423. Arrangements are under the direction of Myrtle Grove Funeral Service, 396-3158.