Sun, Nov 22 2009
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Former Daily Times owner dies Knicely was instrumental in Corvette, Toyota coming to Kentucky By JOEL WILSON, Editor emeritusGlasgow Daily Times He began his career in state government when then Gov. Julian Carroll asked Knicely to serve as commerce commissioner during the final year of Carroll’s administrator and it was through Knicely’s efforts during that year that Kentucky secured the location of the Corvette plant in Bowling Green.
He took a brief respite from his work in state government in 1982 to earn his college degree from Barry University in Miami, graduating summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 average. Gov. Martha Layne Collins convinced Knicely to return to state government as Secretary of the Kentucky Commerce Cabinet after her election in 1983. He later served briefly during the administration of Wallace Wilkinson. Knicely helped develop an economic development plan that included an expanded presence in Europe and Asia. He was instrumental in bringing the Toyota plant to Georgetown, which meant 3,500 jobs and a $1.1 billion investment. In Glasgow, he was both a retail and residential developer, being part owner of Southgate Plaza and developer of the Pritchardsville area subdivision known as Augusta Circle, where he called home. All the while, Knicely continued his many civic activities that included his devotion to the Glasgow Rotary Club. He maintained an almost 50-year record of perfect attendance, visiting many clubs while traveling. He served as director, vice president and president of the Glasgow club and served on the Rotary Foundation Awards Committee. He was a Paul Harris Fellow and helped many others attain that recognition. He served as president of the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce, was a Mason, Shriner and chaired many local fund drives. He was a member of the Glasgow Baptist Church. He leaves a wife, the former Evelyn Furr of Dayton, Va., two sons, three daughters, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Glasgow Baptist Church. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Sunday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home in Glasgow. 
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