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Leota Annis Plum Knotts Parsons, 96, a resident of Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life Thursday morning, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Tygart Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center at Belington, West Virginia. For the past several years, she has resided at Talbott Assistant Living, and Good Samaritan of Belington, West Virginia.
She was born Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1927, at Parsons, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Albert Plum and Maude Claire Bohon Plum. Her grandmother was Mandy Poling. Leota grew up in Holly Meadows. Her home was a two-story house that stood where Lipscomb's Storage units were before all the excavating was done. Later, she lived on top of the hill behind there, which had been cut off, making room for the new Corridor H. She walked to school, crossing the Moss bridge, to a one-room schoolhouse standing on the right.
She was twice married.
First on Sept. 25, 1942, at Red House, Maryland, to Denver Aubury Knotts of Horseshoe Run, who preceded her in death on Oct. 17, 1989. They celebrated 47 years of marriage.
Second on Nov. 29, 1991, she married Cyrus "June" Parsons, who preceded her in death on June 26, 2005. They were together for 14 years before his death.
Left to cherish Leota's memories are two sons, Danny Hayward Knotts and wife, Roberta, of Holly Meadows, and Ricky Anthony Knotts and wife, Cindy, of Horseshoe Run; six daughters, Linda Paulette Falls and husband, Lee, and Gloria Faye "Cookie" Frame and husband, Marshall, all of Horseshoe Run Road, Janet Susan Nestor and husband, Gary, of Holly Meadows, Cheryl Annis Maxwell of Parsons and twins, Wanda Marlene Bohon of St. George and Ronda Darlene Cavalier of Leadmine; daughters-in-law, Debbie Knotts and Linda Knotts; numerous grandchildren; several great- and great-great-grandchildren, that she loved very much, and several nieces and nephews.
She is the last surviving member of her immediate family having been preceded in the by two sons, Denver "Mack" Knotts and Edward Lynn Knotts; one daughter, Carol Poster; five brothers, Otto, Claude, Arthur, Lester and Johnny Plum; and five sisters, Dessie Miner, Goldie Loughry, Decota Shahan, Marie Ludwick and Elsie Shupp.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church at Parsons. Leota truly loved her flowers and gardens, working hard canning and raising their large family on the farm. Later, she worked at White Gables Nursing Home in Parsons and Black Water Falls Kitchen, Davis, West Virginia.
The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons on Monday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Final rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at 11 a.m.
The Rev. Julie M. Davis will officiate and interment will follow at the Bonnifield Cemetery at Horseshoe Run Road, St. George, West Virginia.
The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Leota Annis Plum Knotts Parsons.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarb funeralhome.com.