Creatis A. Knicely
October 1, 1912 ~ March 17, 2007
Creatis A. Knicely, 94, of Colliers, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007, at the Weirton Geriatric Center. Born October 01, 1912 in Landisburg, WV, he was the son of the late Walter Stanley and Georgia (Wade) Knicely. Creatis was also preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia (Doty) Knicely on January 9, 1999; an infant son; his daughter, Barbara Ann; brothers, Clifford and Wendall; and his sister, Freida.
After proudly serving his country during WWII in the United States Army, Creatis returned to Weirton and worked as a diesel mechanic. Creatis was one of the founding members of the Colliers Sportsman’s Club and the Colliers Volunteer Fire Department. He was also a member of the Weirton VFW and he was protestant by faith.
Creatis’ survivors include his son, Richard “Rick” Knicely of Colliers; brother, Orford “Art” Knicely of Mingo Junction, OH; sisters, Lochia Dunn and Alta Hawkins and her husband, Maurice, all of Mingo Junction, OH; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Monday 2-4 & 6-8 PM and Tuesday 10:00AM until time of the 11:00AM funeral service at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton. Steven P. Smithbauer will preside.
Interment will follow at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Weirton.
Funeral Home:
Greco Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV
US 26062
Loretta and Maurice, I was so sorry to see that your brother passed. Please accept our deepest sympathies. We no longer live in the area, so we can’t come to personally express our regards. Take care and may God Bless you and your family. Judie and Doug
Art, I want to convey my sincere condolences to you and yours. May God be with you.
Creatis was a very fun and caring person and he always had a smile on his face. I’m gald I had the pleasure to know Creatis and laugh with him. I wish I could have spent more time with him. But I think knowing him made me a better person.He just had a great out look on life. I’ll miss him. Love, Phyllis Drumm
We read of your loss in the local newspaper. We wanted to offer hope and encouragement, which we ourselves have found helpful in the death of close family members. Please be comforted to know that others are praying for you to have the strength to cope with your trial. May you find hope in the promised resurrection, “Your dead ones will live. … They will rise up.” (Isaiah 26:19) Jesus Christ himself said: “Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.”-John 5:28, 29. Confidence in the resurrection will help to ease your sorrow. As the Bible says, you will “not sorrow just as the rest also do who have no hope.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13) Rather, you will draw close to God in prayer, and the Bible promises “he himself will sustain you.”-Psalm 55:22. Please look up these scriptures in your copy of the Bible. Sincerely, The Davis Family