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Earl Raymond Knarr

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Earl Raymond Knarr

Birth
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Oct 1995 (aged 77)
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Dad at 8 years old sold newspapers on the street corners in Cincinnati. Dad drove a semi for 39 years. Starting in 1942 with Ziffrin Truck lines, that merged with Bruce Motor Freight,in 1967, then merged with Mid American Truck Lines Inc. in 1973. Retiring in May of 1981.

Dad was named Indiana Truck Driver of the Year by Gov. Otis R. Bowen in 1975. Driving 2.1 million miles without an accident

Dad was a Truckers Trucker.

Born to Leslie R. & Lorene (Hobbs) Knarr

Married Esther M. (Polston) Knarr on June 18, 1937

Sons: Earl Roger Knarr, Shelbyville, In.
Ronald Dean Knarr (died May 3, 1990)
Rodney Jay Knarr, Rushville, In.
William "Bill" Robert Knarr, Greenfield, In.
Daughters: Peggy Jean Edwards, Bloomington, In.
Vicki Joann Shew, North Carolina
Pamela Jennett Zigler, North Carolina
Jayne Ellen Tharp, Tip City, Ohio
16 Grandchildren
2 Great-grandchildren
Sisters: Thelma R. Wilder, Rushville, In.
Preceded in death sister: Evelyn Schacht-Rendant

Rev. Robb L. Barlow officiating

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association.

Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home, Shelbyville, In.
Dad at 8 years old sold newspapers on the street corners in Cincinnati. Dad drove a semi for 39 years. Starting in 1942 with Ziffrin Truck lines, that merged with Bruce Motor Freight,in 1967, then merged with Mid American Truck Lines Inc. in 1973. Retiring in May of 1981.

Dad was named Indiana Truck Driver of the Year by Gov. Otis R. Bowen in 1975. Driving 2.1 million miles without an accident

Dad was a Truckers Trucker.

Born to Leslie R. & Lorene (Hobbs) Knarr

Married Esther M. (Polston) Knarr on June 18, 1937

Sons: Earl Roger Knarr, Shelbyville, In.
Ronald Dean Knarr (died May 3, 1990)
Rodney Jay Knarr, Rushville, In.
William "Bill" Robert Knarr, Greenfield, In.
Daughters: Peggy Jean Edwards, Bloomington, In.
Vicki Joann Shew, North Carolina
Pamela Jennett Zigler, North Carolina
Jayne Ellen Tharp, Tip City, Ohio
16 Grandchildren
2 Great-grandchildren
Sisters: Thelma R. Wilder, Rushville, In.
Preceded in death sister: Evelyn Schacht-Rendant

Rev. Robb L. Barlow officiating

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association.

Carmony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home, Shelbyville, In.


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