Linda Sue Knotts, age 67 of Albemarle, passed away on October 4, 2011 with her family by her side, following 6 years of declining health. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle on Thursday, October 6 from 6pm until 8pm. At other times, the family will meet at her home. The funeral service will be held on Friday, October 7, in the Hartsell Funeral Home Chapel at 11am, officiated by Pastor Delane Burris. Burial will follow at Fairview Memorial Park. Mrs. Knotts was born in Stanly County on January 6, 1944, to the late Walter Louis Randall Hagans, Sr. and the late Julia Earls Hagans. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Randall (Randy) Lamont Knotts, of the home; daughter, Vicky C. Hall of High Point; sons, Terry Hall of Rockwell and Ronnie Hall of Millingport; stepson, Lamont Knotts of Oakboro; brother, Earl S. Hagans of Wilmington; sister, Betty Paige and husband Boyd of Albemarle; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, PO Box 601597, Charlotte, NC 28260. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Knotts family.