Rev. Tommy Knotts

Belvedere, SC—Funeral Services for Rev. Thomas M. “Tommy” Knotts, 79, of Oakdale Avenue, Belvedere, SC, who entered into rest March 24, 2010, will be conducted Monday morning at 11 o’clock from Curtis Baptist Church. Rev. Michael Dyar, Rev. Dan Page and Rev. Cliff Satterwhite officiating. Interment in Westover Memorial Park. Rev. Knotts was a native of Augusta having made Belvedere his home for the past 38 years. He was a member of Hillview Baptist Church and grandfather of the late Campbell Nicole Knotts. He was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County, Mercer University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. For 33 years, Rev. Knotts ministry included Director of Missions for the Aiken Baptist Association serving 73 churches. He was the Youth Conference Leader for the first Southern Baptist Youth Conference at Ridgecrest Conference Center, participated in Associational Tours for the State Sunday School and Training Departments and was a United Christian Action Board Member. He served on the Brotherhood Commission Trustees, the President Search Committee and Credentials Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, the General Board of South Carolina Baptist Convention as Chairman of the McCall Royal Ambassador Camp Committee and as President of the Director of Missions Organizations. Rev. Knotts served as Interim Pastor of National Hills Baptist Church, Town Creek Baptist Church and Hillview Baptist Church. Before coming to Aiken County, Rev. Knotts was the Conference Leader for Nine Baptist Vocations Conference of the Florida Baptist Convention Evangelism Department, Treasurer of the Santa Fe River Baptist Association and Secretary of the Bi-Racial Committee. Rev. Knotts civic involvement included serving on the Multidisciplinary Committee for Child Abuse with the Aiken County Department of Social Services, the Starting Committee for Helping Hands, Chaplain of the Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District and State Chaplain of the South Carolina Soil and Water Districts where he received the State Chaplain Award and Area Chaplain Award three times. He was a District Commissioner for the Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District and Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the South Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Districts. In February of 2010, the South Carolina Senate passed a Resolution honoring Rev. Knotts and was concurred by the House of Representatives for his dedicated service to the South Carolina Association of Conservation Districts. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Jeanne McDougal Knotts; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jon and Karen Knotts, Savannah and Jay and Laura Knotts, North Augusta; a daughter, J. N. Knotts, Los Angeles, California; four grandchildren, Audrey Kate Knotts, Kristen Knotts, Carrington Knotts and Shane DeLong; his sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Roy Scarborough, Augusta. Honorary Pallbearers will be South Carolina Baptist Convention Directors of Missions. Active Pallbearers will be Rev. Earl Welch, Dr. Paul W. Noe, Rev. Brancie Stephens, Dr. Eddie Leopard, Rev. Charlie Crews, Rev. Gary Powell, Rev. Jamie Murphy and Jamie Dowd. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday evening from 4 until 6. The family will be at the residence of Jay and Laura Knotts, 131 Summer Lake Drive, North Augusta, SC. Memorials may be made to the Thomas M. Knotts WMU Endowment for the Aiken Baptist Association Missions, PO Box 397, Graniteville, SC 29829. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803.278.1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com

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Rev. Tommy Knotts

March 9, 1931 - March 24, 2010