KNOST - William A. (Bill), 82, was born January 8, 1925 in Wichita, KS, to J.R. and Verna Seiler Knost and passed away Friday, August 10, 2007, at Hillcrest Specialty Hospital. Bill graduated Tulsa Central High School in 1943 and married Betty Lois Brubaker on June 22, 1945 in Tulsa. He owned the House of Hobbies for many years and was a member of the Tulsa Glue-Dobbers and the Masonic Blue Lodge in Catoosa. Preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Dolores Barnett. Survived by: his wife, Betty of the home [...]
A tribute from Patrick Murphy: "I spent many hours of my youth at Bill's House of Hobbies. He was an interesting and nice man, and always coming up with new activities at the shop. There was a monthly meeting of control-line airplane hobbyists in the back room, where he would have various demonstrations or speakers. I still remember a car model contest he held and I decided to leave my car painted gold primer. He came up to me and said that a more normal color would show better but at 12 I knew better, and of course lost. My friend Johnny McGuire worked there, and was with me when we were first introduced to him. Odd how these obscure memories survive 50+ years. He was also a carpenter, and my mother needed something done and he came to our house to make a bid. My father had died, and I remember thinking "maybe he will fall for my mother and become my father!". Alas, it was not to be. I will always remember him for making my young life more interesting. RIP Bill."
Memories of Bill, posted originally on the Tulsa Memories website by the maintainer of this page: "I read this wonderful site off and on and happened to see a mention on April 6 of House of Hobbies, which was owned by my uncle, Bill Knost. My recollection is that Uncle Bill started House of Hobbies in the early 60s. His partner was a woman named Esther Granot who he had met when he was working for his dad (and my grandfather) J. R. Knost, who was a contractor. They did some remodeling for Esther and they all got on very well and became fast friends. When my grandfather got cancer in about 1960 and couldn't work any more, Bill and Esther got the idea to start the shop. It was pretty much a family affair as my grandmother and a couple of other members of our extended family worked there off and on through the 60s, 70s, and I think at least part of the 80s. Bill was crazy about remote-control model airplanes and when we went over there to see him, he was always in the back working on his planes. It wasn't as enchanting a store to my sisters and me as it of course was to boys our age (elementary and middle school), but it was a pretty fun place to visit nonetheless. Bill was quite a character, an imposing 6 feet 8 inches tall, and had a lot of offbeat interests that the store helped him pursue. I don't remember when Bill closed the House of Hobbies. I'm guessing it was some time in the 80s as I know he retired fairly early in his 60s. He died in August 2007 after 10-12 years of poor health. It was great to see his store mentioned here and remember the years that he and my grandma and Esther enjoyed running it."
A tribute from Patrick Murphy: "I spent many hours of my youth at Bill's House of Hobbies. He was an interesting and nice man, and always coming up with new activities at the shop. There was a monthly meeting of control-line airplane hobbyists in the back room, where he would have various demonstrations or speakers. I still remember a car model contest he held and I decided to leave my car painted gold primer. He came up to me and said that a more normal color would show better but at 12 I knew better, and of course lost. My friend Johnny McGuire worked there, and was with me when we were first introduced to him. Odd how these obscure memories survive 50+ years. He was also a carpenter, and my mother needed something done and he came to our house to make a bid. My father had died, and I remember thinking "maybe he will fall for my mother and become my father!". Alas, it was not to be. I will always remember him for making my young life more interesting. RIP Bill."
Memories of Bill, posted originally on the Tulsa Memories website by the maintainer of this page: "I read this wonderful site off and on and happened to see a mention on April 6 of House of Hobbies, which was owned by my uncle, Bill Knost. My recollection is that Uncle Bill started House of Hobbies in the early 60s. His partner was a woman named Esther Granot who he had met when he was working for his dad (and my grandfather) J. R. Knost, who was a contractor. They did some remodeling for Esther and they all got on very well and became fast friends. When my grandfather got cancer in about 1960 and couldn't work any more, Bill and Esther got the idea to start the shop. It was pretty much a family affair as my grandmother and a couple of other members of our extended family worked there off and on through the 60s, 70s, and I think at least part of the 80s. Bill was crazy about remote-control model airplanes and when we went over there to see him, he was always in the back working on his planes. It wasn't as enchanting a store to my sisters and me as it of course was to boys our age (elementary and middle school), but it was a pretty fun place to visit nonetheless. Bill was quite a character, an imposing 6 feet 8 inches tall, and had a lot of offbeat interests that the store helped him pursue. I don't remember when Bill closed the House of Hobbies. I'm guessing it was some time in the 80s as I know he retired fairly early in his 60s. He died in August 2007 after 10-12 years of poor health. It was great to see his store mentioned here and remember the years that he and my grandma and Esther enjoyed running it."
KNOST - William A. (Bill), 82, was born January 8, 1925 in Wichita, KS, to J.R. and Verna Seiler Knost and passed away Friday, August 10, 2007, at Hillcrest Specialty Hospital. Bill graduated Tulsa Central High School in 1943 and married Betty Lois Brubaker on June 22, 1945 in Tulsa. He owned the House of Hobbies for many years and was a member of the Tulsa Glue-Dobbers and the Masonic Blue Lodge in Catoosa. Preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Dolores Barnett. Survived by: his wife, Betty of the home [...]
A tribute from Patrick Murphy: "I spent many hours of my youth at Bill's House of Hobbies. He was an interesting and nice man, and always coming up with new activities at the shop. There was a monthly meeting of control-line airplane hobbyists in the back room, where he would have various demonstrations or speakers. I still remember a car model contest he held and I decided to leave my car painted gold primer. He came up to me and said that a more normal color would show better but at 12 I knew better, and of course lost. My friend Johnny McGuire worked there, and was with me when we were first introduced to him. Odd how these obscure memories survive 50+ years. He was also a carpenter, and my mother needed something done and he came to our house to make a bid. My father had died, and I remember thinking "maybe he will fall for my mother and become my father!". Alas, it was not to be. I will always remember him for making my young life more interesting. RIP Bill."
Memories of Bill, posted originally on the Tulsa Memories website by the maintainer of this page: "I read this wonderful site off and on and happened to see a mention on April 6 of House of Hobbies, which was owned by my uncle, Bill Knost. My recollection is that Uncle Bill started House of Hobbies in the early 60s. His partner was a woman named Esther Granot who he had met when he was working for his dad (and my grandfather) J. R. Knost, who was a contractor. They did some remodeling for Esther and they all got on very well and became fast friends. When my grandfather got cancer in about 1960 and couldn't work any more, Bill and Esther got the idea to start the shop. It was pretty much a family affair as my grandmother and a couple of other members of our extended family worked there off and on through the 60s, 70s, and I think at least part of the 80s. Bill was crazy about remote-control model airplanes and when we went over there to see him, he was always in the back working on his planes. It wasn't as enchanting a store to my sisters and me as it of course was to boys our age (elementary and middle school), but it was a pretty fun place to visit nonetheless. Bill was quite a character, an imposing 6 feet 8 inches tall, and had a lot of offbeat interests that the store helped him pursue. I don't remember when Bill closed the House of Hobbies. I'm guessing it was some time in the 80s as I know he retired fairly early in his 60s. He died in August 2007 after 10-12 years of poor health. It was great to see his store mentioned here and remember the years that he and my grandma and Esther enjoyed running it."
A tribute from Patrick Murphy: "I spent many hours of my youth at Bill's House of Hobbies. He was an interesting and nice man, and always coming up with new activities at the shop. There was a monthly meeting of control-line airplane hobbyists in the back room, where he would have various demonstrations or speakers. I still remember a car model contest he held and I decided to leave my car painted gold primer. He came up to me and said that a more normal color would show better but at 12 I knew better, and of course lost. My friend Johnny McGuire worked there, and was with me when we were first introduced to him. Odd how these obscure memories survive 50+ years. He was also a carpenter, and my mother needed something done and he came to our house to make a bid. My father had died, and I remember thinking "maybe he will fall for my mother and become my father!". Alas, it was not to be. I will always remember him for making my young life more interesting. RIP Bill."
Memories of Bill, posted originally on the Tulsa Memories website by the maintainer of this page: "I read this wonderful site off and on and happened to see a mention on April 6 of House of Hobbies, which was owned by my uncle, Bill Knost. My recollection is that Uncle Bill started House of Hobbies in the early 60s. His partner was a woman named Esther Granot who he had met when he was working for his dad (and my grandfather) J. R. Knost, who was a contractor. They did some remodeling for Esther and they all got on very well and became fast friends. When my grandfather got cancer in about 1960 and couldn't work any more, Bill and Esther got the idea to start the shop. It was pretty much a family affair as my grandmother and a couple of other members of our extended family worked there off and on through the 60s, 70s, and I think at least part of the 80s. Bill was crazy about remote-control model airplanes and when we went over there to see him, he was always in the back working on his planes. It wasn't as enchanting a store to my sisters and me as it of course was to boys our age (elementary and middle school), but it was a pretty fun place to visit nonetheless. Bill was quite a character, an imposing 6 feet 8 inches tall, and had a lot of offbeat interests that the store helped him pursue. I don't remember when Bill closed the House of Hobbies. I'm guessing it was some time in the 80s as I know he retired fairly early in his 60s. He died in August 2007 after 10-12 years of poor health. It was great to see his store mentioned here and remember the years that he and my grandma and Esther enjoyed running it."
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