Morris Knight

Morris Knight

Funeral services for Mr. Morris Knight, 89, of Dublin, will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at 1 PM at the Turkey Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 828 Scotland Road, in Dublin. Dr. Frederick C. Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in the Dudley Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Knight will be placed in the church at 12 PM on Saturday.

Mr. Knight passed away on Sunday, September 8, in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was born on August 28, 1924, in Laurens County to the late James “Jean” Knight and Hattie Kellam Knight. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mrs. Mary Lois Shewmake Knight; one sister, Annie Mae Knight Dillard; and three brothers, Robert Knight, Sr., Bennett James Knight, and J. C. Knight, Sr.

Mr. Knight was a lifelong resident of Dublin until he relocated to Chesterfield, Missouri, in 2007, to live with his family due to his declining health. He remained as a member of the Turkey Creek Missionary Baptist Church his entire life. He worked for Dublin Construction Company as a cement finisher for over 25 years.

Mr. Knight is survived by a daughter, Dr. Shirley Knight of Chesterfield, Missouri; a son, Henry Knight of Antioch, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Alana D. Newell of Houston, Texas, and Anthony C. Newell of Chesterfield, Missouri; a son-in-law, Dr. Anthony Newell of Chesterfield, Missouri; two sisters-in-law, Gladys Davis of Dublin, and Ethel O’Neal of Rentz; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

The family will receive friends at 598 Eleanor Drive in Dublin.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the Turkey Creek Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund, 828 Scotland Road, Dublin, Georgia 31021.

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Services by Dudley Funeral Home of Dublin