Veda Knights

1911 - 1994  (82 years)

• Name	Veda Knights
  Birth	11 Dec 1911	Avon, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 Oct 1994	Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Notes	Veda K. Watt, 82, of 5 Leonard St., Dansville, well-known Dansville Central School Nurse-Teacher, passed away early Thursday morning, Oct. 6, 1994 in Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, following a long illness. Born in Avon on Dec. 11, 1911, she was a daughter of Homer and Minnie Applin Knights. In 1938, she married Malcolm R. Watt, DVM. Dr. Watt passed away July 11, 1969. Mrs. Watt graduated from the Rochester General Hospital School of Nursing in 1936 and continued her education at SUNY-Geneseo. She was the School Nurse-Teacher at Dansville Central School for 30 years, retiring in 1981. Veda was a long time member of the Dansville Presbyterian Church, the Deborah Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Kate J. Jackson Court of Amaranth, both of Dansville. During her lifetime, she served as Secretary and President of the Livingston County Women's Republican Club and President of the Dansville Women's Republican Club. She was the Chairperson of the Livingston County School Nurse-Teachers Association and Secretary of the Western Zone School Nurse-Teachers Association. Also, she was the Chairperson of the American Field Services Association, Chairperson of the Salvation Army for 25 years and was a member of the Livingston County Children's Protective Society. Veda will be remembered for her loving generosity to her family, friends and students. She is survived by her two daughters, Lorna (Austin) Erwin of Geneseo and Martha (Walter) Hosenfeld of Rochester; three grandsons, Austin Erwin of Syracuse, and Jeffery and Donald Hosenfeld of Rochester; a sister, Jocelyn Robinson of Van Nuys, CA; several nieces and nephews; and many friends and neighbors. She was predeceased by several sisters and a brother as well as a very special friend, Mrs. Ethel L. Gunther. Friends called Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Hindle Funeral Home, 271 Main St., Dansville. A service of Witness to the Resurrection was held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Dansville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dayle Dickey officiating. Interment was in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville. An Eastern Star memorial service was held at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by an Amaranth service at 7:30, both in the funeral home. Friends who wish may make memorial contributions to the Dansville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 309, Dansville, NY, 14437; or to the Salvation Army. (GCE, October 13, 1994, p4)
  Person ID	I16688	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Horatio Homer Knights,   b. 12 Oct 1874, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 12 Mar 1955, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Minnie Irena Applin,   b. 25 Apr 1877, West Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 20 Aug 1956, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1895	Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F4906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Malcolm R. Watts,   b. 15 Jan 1902   d. 11 Jul 1969, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1938
  Children	+ 1. Lorna Watts + 2. Martha Watts
  Family ID	F4912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Dec 1911 - Avon, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 6 Oct 1994 - Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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