(04/01/41 - 11/20/02)

    Sandra S. Knapp, 61, of Chillicothe died 4:20 a.m. Wednesday November 20, 2002 in the Adena Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

    She was born April 1, 1941 in Ross County to John E. and Mary E. Hertenstein Gumm.  On August 31, 1963 she married her loving and dedicated husband of 39 years, Vernard E. Knapp who survives.

    Also surviving is a sister Linda (Kenneth) Remy of McArthur; four brothers and sisters-iin-law; eight nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Teresa (Jack Detty) Remy of Jackson and two special nephews, Kenneth (Chris) Remy, Jr. and John (Annette) Remy all of Ray; 12 great nieces and nephews; aunts, Marilyn (Everett) Irvin, Janet (Roger) Boggess, and Mae Markel; and uncle, Clyde (Alma) Hertenstein; and numerous close friends here in Chillicothe and in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

    Sandy attended Brookside Church, was an avid golfer, a former member of the Lady Elks, and a  member of the The Whispering Wood Golf Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina.  She had retired as an accounting clerk with Mead/Westvaco after 38 years of service and was a 1959 graduate of Chillicothe High School.

    Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Haller Funeral Home - 1661 Western Avenue with Rev. David Dean officiating.  Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.  Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to the services at Haller's.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society - 138 Marietta Road - Suite D - Chillicothe.