Rolla DeLoss McKnight, 79, of Wynne passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at his home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, DeLoss McKnight and Thelma L. LaRue Graddy.
Mr. McKnight was born at Wynne on June 15, 1931.
He was a 1949 graduate of Wynne High School. Deloss also graduated from the Arkansas State Teachers College and the University of Arkansas.
Mr. McKnight was a lawyer, farmer and miller. He served his country during the Korean War.
Survivors are his son, DeLoss McKnight III of Lee's Summit, Mo.; daughters, Annita Hall of Fordyce and Frankie M. Sullivan of Wynne; brother, Michael Graddy of South Carolina; sisters, Rita M. Hudson of Birmingham, Ala., and Linda G. Caldwell of Little Rock; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his parents, DeLoss McKnight and Thelma L. LaRue Graddy.
Mr. McKnight was born at Wynne on June 15, 1931.
He was a 1949 graduate of Wynne High School. Deloss also graduated from the Arkansas State Teachers College and the University of Arkansas.
Mr. McKnight was a lawyer, farmer and miller. He served his country during the Korean War.
Survivors are his son, DeLoss McKnight III of Lee's Summit, Mo.; daughters, Annita Hall of Fordyce and Frankie M. Sullivan of Wynne; brother, Michael Graddy of South Carolina; sisters, Rita M. Hudson of Birmingham, Ala., and Linda G. Caldwell of Little Rock; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery.
Rolla DeLoss McKnight, 79, of Wynne passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at his home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, DeLoss McKnight and Thelma L. LaRue Graddy.
Mr. McKnight was born at Wynne on June 15, 1931.
He was a 1949 graduate of Wynne High School. Deloss also graduated from the Arkansas State Teachers College and the University of Arkansas.
Mr. McKnight was a lawyer, farmer and miller. He served his country during the Korean War.
Survivors are his son, DeLoss McKnight III of Lee's Summit, Mo.; daughters, Annita Hall of Fordyce and Frankie M. Sullivan of Wynne; brother, Michael Graddy of South Carolina; sisters, Rita M. Hudson of Birmingham, Ala., and Linda G. Caldwell of Little Rock; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his parents, DeLoss McKnight and Thelma L. LaRue Graddy.
Mr. McKnight was born at Wynne on June 15, 1931.
He was a 1949 graduate of Wynne High School. Deloss also graduated from the Arkansas State Teachers College and the University of Arkansas.
Mr. McKnight was a lawyer, farmer and miller. He served his country during the Korean War.
Survivors are his son, DeLoss McKnight III of Lee's Summit, Mo.; daughters, Annita Hall of Fordyce and Frankie M. Sullivan of Wynne; brother, Michael Graddy of South Carolina; sisters, Rita M. Hudson of Birmingham, Ala., and Linda G. Caldwell of Little Rock; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Cogbill Cemetery.
