Knakmuhs, Floyd

1917 - 1990  (73 years)

• Name	Knakmuhs, Floyd
  Birth	17 Feb 1917	West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KNAK.F001
  _FGRAVE	66590944
  Death	22 Jun 1990	Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  	Floyd Knakmuhs, 73, West Salem, died Friday, June 22, 1990 at 4:15 p.m. at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Arrangements were being handled by Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem. Services were held Monday (today) at 10 a.m. at the Moravian Church in West Salem, with the Rev. John Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Moravian Cemetery. Mr. Knakmuhs was born in West Salem February 17, 1917, the son of Lester and Theo (Schonert) Knakmuhs. He married Mary Margaret Diel at the Moravian Church May 28, 1949. She lives in West Salem. He was a farmer. He was a member of the Moravian Church, Men For Missions International, and Oriental Missions Society. Surviving, in addition to his spouse, are two daughters, Cynthia Delancy, West Salem, Mary Ann Knakrnuhs, West Salem; one sister, Virginia Kinkade, West Salem; his mother, West Salem; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and one son. Published in Olney Daily Mail
  Burial	Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I38006	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Knakmuhs, Lester Peter,   b. 1 Dec 1895, Edwards County, Illinois d. 1977 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Schonert, Theo,   b. 11 Aug 1895, Wabash County, Illinois d. 14 Nov 1998, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1916	Edwards County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 4 months - She : 20 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F15218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Diel, Mary Margaret,   b. 29 Aug 1917, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 22 Oct 2011, Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Knakmuhs, Bruce Wayne,   b. 31 Jan 1953, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois d. 30 Nov 1965, Saint Louis, City of St. Louis, Missouri (Age 12 years)   2. Knakmuhs, Mary Ann,   b. 8 Mar 1956, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California d. 8 Jul 2013, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F21182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Feb 1917 - West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Death - 22 Jun 1990 - Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - - Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17018] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Knakmuhs, Mary M. and Floyd P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66590944/floyd-knakmuhs) (Reliability: 2). [S12232] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Knakmuhs, Theo, 103, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75582457), none. (Reliability: 2).