Miles V. "Pete" Knowles Jr.

October 26, 1931 - December 12, 2019

Miles V. “Pete” Knowles Jr., age 88, of Huntington, died at 11:56 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Huntington. Visitation will be from 3 – 7 p.m. Monday, December 16, 2019 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Rev. Ray Scribner officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Roanoke with military graveside rites performed by the VFW Post #2689 of Huntington. Preferred memorials are to VFW Post #2689, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Pete was born on October 26, 1931 in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Mary and Miles V. Knowles Sr. He graduated from Mater Dei High School in Evansville in 1949 and then from the University of Evansville with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and married Virginia Lee Potts in Evansville; she preceded him in death on June 28, 2017. He worked in the engineering department at Magnavox in Fort Wayne for over 25; he also worked for Delco Electronics as an engineer for over ten years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Roanoke, Zanesville Lions Club, and VFW Post #2689 and American Legion Post #7, both in Huntington. He enjoyed golf and bowling and loved spending time with people, especially his family. Survivors include sons Carl (JoDeane) Knowles of Huntington, Ken (Kim) Knowles of Muskegon, Michigan, and Rich (Jennie) Knowles of Chandler, AZ, a daughter, Cindy (Ron) Criswell of Roanoke, 14 grandchildren, and 23 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, a son, Andy Knowles, a brother, Jess Flenner, a sister, Mable Quenoz, and a great grandson, James Kugler.