John Elvy Knapp, 89, of Loveland, CO, beloved father and husband, left this world to join the Lord on Wednesday, August 17th, 2022. Fifth oldest of ten children, Elvy was born on February 14th, 1933 to Goldie and Floyd Knapp in Fortescue, Missouri. He spent his youth on their family farm in a nearby town, Mound City, Missouri.

Drafted at the age of 19 in 1950 for the Korean War, Elvy served three years in the Army before returning home to marry his first wife, Gloria, in 1955 with whom he shared four children. Moving to Fort Collins, Colorado in 1964, he and Gloria shared twenty-one wonderful years of marriage before he would eventually meet the next and last love of his life, Roxanne, in 1977. Along with her three children, they returned to Missouri where they would spend the next fourteen years raising their family and running a successful construction and plumbing business before moving back to Colorado to run their own restaurant, The Widow McCoy, in 1991. Ever the “handy man”, Elvy leaned into his wealth of experience and knowledge as a carpenter to successfully help run their business until they retired in 2009 after which they enjoyed traveling and visiting friends and family at their second home in Lake Havasu, Arizona.

Elvy is survived by all seven of his children – Cindy, Rick, Sheila, Kevin, Jamie, Kristy, and Sandy – along with their grandchildren – Dustin, Joy, Lindsay, Lauren, Mindy, and Monica – and their great-grandchildren – Cecilia, Sam, Wyatt, Gunner, Ryker, Piper, and Jase. He joins his beloved wife, Roxanne, and parents in heaven; and now reunited with his late siblings - Richard, Jane, Don, Gladys, Jim, Marvin, and Barb - Elvy leaves his family’s legacy with his remaining brothers, Edwin and Ronnie. With countless extended family, he will be missed greatly by all who loved him.

A celebration of his life will be held Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 at 11 AM at Allnutt Funeral Home in Loveland, CO. Family and loved ones are invited to attend the graveside service at 12:15 at Loveland Burial Park, across the street from the funeral home, with a reception to follow afterwards. 

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