The following is transcribed from a Missouri Death Certificate. I also have a copy of the marriage license to Mabel Edna Manor. I believe these are both available on line but thought this might help if you have not seen the ditalized records.

Missouri State Board of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
File No. 2030
Registered No. 8
1. Place of Death
County: Buchanan
Township: [blank]
No. 5910 King Hill
City: St. Joseph
Registration District No. 85
2. Full Name: Charley Knowles
a) Residence, (usual place of abode): 5910 King Hill St.
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred: 30 years.

PERSONAL AND STATISTICAK PARTICULARS
3. Sex: male
4. Color or race: White
5. Widowed
5a. If married, widowed, or divorced Husband of (or) wife: Mabelle Knowles
6. Date of Birth: Mch 1, 1872
7. Age: 65 years, 10 months, 1 day.
8. Work: Butcher
9. Industry or business: Packing House
10. Date deceased last worked at this occupation (month and year): 12-25 [difficult to read]
11. Total time (years) spent in this occupation: life
12. Birthplace: Unionville, MO
Father:
13. Name: John Knowles
14. Birthplace: Unionville, MO
Mother
15. Maiden Name: Lucretia Carpenter
16. Birthplace: France
17. Informant: Bert Knowles, St. Joseph
18. Burial, Cremation, or removal:
Place: Ashland
Date: 1-4-38
19. Undertaker: Barry-Wylie, 218 So. 10
20. Filed Jan. 4, 1938 H. J. Nestlebush, By J Ca[rest is unreadable]
21. Date of Death: 2 January 1938
22. I hereby certify, That I attended deceased from 12/22/1937 to 1/2/1938. I last saw him alive on 1/1/1938. Death is said to have occurred on the date stated above, at 9:00 a.m. The principal cause of death and related causes of importance were as follows:

uremic poinsoning Date of onset 12/22/1937
chronic nephritis 1927?

Other contributory cuases of importance:
Pyelitis Date of onset: 12/22/1937

24. Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? No
Signed: Nuvmarse [difficult to interpret signature], MD, 224 Ill. Ave.