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DeRoy Sampson Knifley

Birth	:	30 Jun 1870 Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Death	:	20 Nov 1951 Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Burial	:	Roley Cemetery, Casey Creek, Adair County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.2646900, -85.1629900
Description	:	The News-Journal, Thursday, November 29, 1951 Funeral services for DeRoy S. Knifley, 81 years of age, were held Thursday, November 22 at 1 p.m. from the Roley Christian Church with the Rev. Luther Young and Rev. James Prince in charge of the services. Burial was in the Roley Cemetery. The pallbearers were Loren Jones, Travis Knifley, Clelland Fergerson, Leroy Knifley, Junior Chelf, and Billy Burr Humphress. Mr. Knifley, son of the late Phillip and Charlotte Chelf Knifley, was born June 30, 1870 in Adair County, Ky. He died Tuesday, November 20 at 2:45 p.m. at his home near Casey Creek after... Read More	The News-Journal, Thursday, November 29, 1951 Funeral services for DeRoy S. Knifley, 81 years of age, were held Thursday, November 22 at 1 p.m. from the Roley Christian Church with the Rev. Luther Young and Rev. James Prince in charge of the services. Burial was in the Roley Cemetery. The pallbearers were Loren Jones, Travis Knifley, Clelland Fergerson, Leroy Knifley, Junior Chelf, and Billy Burr Humphress. Mr. Knifley, son of the late Phillip and Charlotte Chelf Knifley, was born June 30, 1870 in Adair County, Ky. He died Tuesday, November 20 at 2:45 p.m. at his home near Casey Creek after a year's illness. He united in marriage to "Eliza" Almer Russell in 1896 and to this union seven children were born. His wife preceded him in death many years ago. In 1923 he united in marriage to Mary Eliza White and to this union three children were born. Besides his wife, he is survived by four sons and six daughters: Luther Knifley and Mrs. Walter Tedder, both of Knifley; Mrs. Welby Chelf of Casey Creek; Gilbert Knifley, Route 1, Campbellsville; Mrs. A. C. Wheeler of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. William Blair, Mrs. Rufus Jones, Mrs. Becham Goode and Jasper Knifley, all of Wadsworth, Ohio; and Ewing Knifley of Yuma. He is also survived by three brothers, Joe Green Knifley of Knifley, Welby R. Knifley of Campbellsville, and Tom Knifley of Kansas and many other relatives and friends. Kentucky Death Records Index, rootsweb KNIFLEY, DEROY S; age 81; death place ADAIR; residence ADAIR; death date 20 Nov 1951; Volume 048, Certificate 23688

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DeRoy Sampson Knifley's memorial is located at: Roley Cemetery, Casey Creek, Adair County, USA.
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DeRoy Sampson Knifley death on 20 Nov 1951 in Adair County, Kentucky, USA
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Latitude: 37.2646900
Longitude: -85.1629900

Family Members:

Parent

Phillip Thomas Knifley

(1835 - 1905)

Charlotte Chelf Knifley

(1839 - 1930)

Spouse

Eliza Almer Russell Knifley

(1880 - 1920)

Siblings

Eliza Ann Knifley Robinson

(1854 - 1878)

John William Knifley

(1858 - 1938)

Susan Josephine Knifley Hendrickson

(1861 - 1943)

Willis Harvey Knifley

(1867 - 1940)

Lither W Knifley

(1878 - 1887)

Luther Knifley

(1893 - 1893)

Children

Gilbert Knifley

(1903 - 1988)

Shirley Dimple Knifley Jones

(1910 - 1990)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Roley Cemetery
Casey Creek, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2646900, -85.1629900

2. Sanders Family Cemetery
Casey Creek, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2612801, -85.1430130

3. White Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2623058, -85.1951627

4. Dunbar Hill Cemetery
Dunbar Hill, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2386017, -85.1686020

5. Dunbar Family Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2385050, -85.1684910

6. Chappell Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2642180, -85.1982660

7. Barr Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2870230, -85.1845910

8. Humphress-Hovious Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2432780, -85.1898770

9. White Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2351170, -85.1740680

10. Eastridge Cemetery
Feathersburg, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2919006, -85.1844025

11. Allen Cemetery
Dunbar Hill, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2280998, -85.1607971

12. Goode Cemetery
Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3008003, -85.1483002

13. Caldwell Chapel Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2314800, -85.1395700

14. Emmett Family Graveyard
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2227000, -85.1823900

15. Sherrill Family Graveyard
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2215800, -85.1841300

16. Robinson Chapel Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2365580, -85.2103050

17. Callahan Cemetery
Feathersburg, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3099000, -85.1814000

18. Hovious Ridge Cemetery
Knifley, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2495440, -85.2208690

19. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Barnett Springs, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2443160, -85.0970000

20. Saint Bernard Cemetery
Clementsville, Casey County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2877860, -85.0955300

21. Saint Bernard Cemetery Old
Clementsville, Casey County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2892560, -85.0961550

22. Parker Chapel Cemetery
Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2324982, -85.2335968

23. Bass Cemetery
Bass, Casey County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3308350, -85.1497260

24. Noels Chapel Cemetery
Clementsville, Casey County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3164368, -85.1088943