Murray “Sonny” Knight
Published 5:00 am Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Services for Murray “Sonny” Knight of Brookhaven are 1 p.m.,Friday, June 27, at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church with burialin Hillcrest Cemetery.
Visitation is Thursday from noon-7 p.m., with family hour from6-7 p.m., at Williams Mortuary.
Mr. Knight, 60, died June 21, 2003, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born in Brookhaven on Oct. 12, 1941, to the lateAlexander Knight and Roberta Knight.
He was retired from Jones Meat Market, and was formerly employedat Southern Wholesale Company for many years. He was a member ofSt. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, and was an Army veteran. He wasa 1959 graduate of Friendship High School.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Odessa PattonKnight; and his sisters, Nancy Knight, Flora Fields and Mary L.Milton.
Survivors are his son, Terrence Knight of Brookhaven; hisbrother, James B. Knight of Hillsborough, Calif.; his sisters, LonaNell Magee of Gulfport, and Betty Johnson Washington of Brookhaven;and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.