James Knowles, Jr.

James Knowles, Jr. age 88 of Marlton, NJ passed away Tuesday June 28, 2022 at Sunrise of Media.

He was the husband of the late Kathleen Kunz Knowles.

Born June 25, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late James Knowles Sr. and the late Yetta Brown Knowles.

James grew up in Philadelphia, however, spent a lot of time with his paternal grandmother in Key West, Florida.

After high school, he served in the United States Navy from July 15, 1952 to May 15, 1954 during the Korean War.

James worked for the Post Office as a Mail Carrier by day and spent many nights and weekends working as a professional drummer.

He enjoyed Music and his drumming profession immensely and always had an interest in cars.

He is survived by his son James Knowles, III and daughter, Debra (Stephen) Fastuca, his 3 grandchildren, Nicholas, Jessica and Alexandrea.

Relatives and friends are invited to his visitation on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 from 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm at DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc. 410 North Church Street West Chester, PA 19380; followed by his Funeral Service at 4:00 pm.

Interment will be private in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery Wrightstown NJ.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. 

Arrangements by DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc. of West Chester, PA 610-696-1181; www.DellaFH.com.