Middletown, RI - Michael David Knowles, 26, of 16A Ludlow Road, Middletown, died Saturday, September 25, 2004 in Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 30, 1978, he was the son of David M. Knowles of Middletown, RI and Gale Kennedy Knowles of Newport, RI. Mr. Knowles was a 1996 graduate of Rogers High School. Besides his parents he is survived by his paternal grandmother Janice Copley Knowles of Middletown, RI, his maternal grandparents James and Elizabeth Lord Kennedy of Newport, RI, and Florida, two brothers Stephen Knowles of Middletown, RI and Dylan Harrington of Newport, RI.He was the grandson of the late Robert Knowles. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2004, at 10:30AM in the Chapel at St. Columba Cemetery.Arrangements are by the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.