Dr. and Mrs. Knight moved to Starkville, Miss. in 1952, where they resided until Dr. Knight's retirement from Mississippi State University some 40 years later, She was a member of First Baptist Church of Starkville, where she served as a Sunday school teacher for more than 25 years. She was also a member of a number of organizations on the MSU campus, including serving as an officer of the University Women's Club, as an officer of the Home and Garden Club and developed a cherished lifelong friendship with those in her bridge club. During many of those years she was a supportive mother of her daughter, assisting in school and extracurricular activities, and always remained a proud and devoted wife. The Knights subsequently resided in Dalton, Ga. as well as Decatur and most recently in Huntsville.
She is survived by a daughter, Dr. Kathryn Knight Miller and husband John and a grandson, John Eric Miller, all of Rocky Face, Ga.; a sister, Mildred Liles Corwin of Bloomington, Ill; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dr. and Mrs. Knight moved to Starkville, Miss. in 1952, where they resided until Dr. Knight's retirement from Mississippi State University some 40 years later, She was a member of First Baptist Church of Starkville, where she served as a Sunday school teacher for more than 25 years. She was also a member of a number of organizations on the MSU campus, including serving as an officer of the University Women's Club, as an officer of the Home and Garden Club and developed a cherished lifelong friendship with those in her bridge club. During many of those years she was a supportive mother of her daughter, assisting in school and extracurricular activities, and always remained a proud and devoted wife. The Knights subsequently resided in Dalton, Ga. as well as Decatur and most recently in Huntsville.
She is survived by a daughter, Dr. Kathryn Knight Miller and husband John and a grandson, John Eric Miller, all of Rocky Face, Ga.; a sister, Mildred Liles Corwin of Bloomington, Ill; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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