He is survived by two daughters, Gale Wilt and husband Stephen of Masontown, WV and Yvonne Riley and husband Reece of Oakland; three grandsons, Richard Wilt and wife Patricia, Andy Wilt and wife Abbie and Danny Morris and wife Nichole; seven great grandchildren, Bailey, Ethan and Greer Wilt, Jameson Mayard, Bryson, Maddalynn and James Morris; a brother, Luther George "Tink" Knotts and wife Marion of Winchester, VA; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Levada "Bobbie" Wilson Knotts, on May 4, 2010 and a sister, Peggy Knotts Murphy.