Mr. James Odell Knott, 95 and formerly of Bridgeport passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at his home. Funeral services were held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Rudder Funeral Home Chapel in Bridgeport with interment following at St. Bonaventure Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Virginia Knott; children, Michael (Joyce) Knott, Rebecca Fletcher; sister, Annette Avans; son-in-law, Bob Cherkorian; five grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Myra Cherkorian; brother, Flavel Knott; sisters, Quilla Moore, Johnnie Eakin, Mary Ruth Iliff and Baby Sister.