Funeral services for John Thomas Knight Jr. of Vicksburg and Deer Park, Louisiana, are Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Laird Funeral Home Chapel. Laird Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers are Brady Knight, Britt McKay, Michael Robski, John T. Gay, Jarred Mulder and Hunter Johnson.

Mr. Knight, 78, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was born Feb. 16, 1938, in Natchez to John Thomas Knight Sr. and Catherine French Knight.

He was a member of Bourge Baptist Church and attended Eagle Lake Baptist Church when in Vicksburg, where he served as a deacon for many years. He was retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Knight loved all things outdoors, including hunting, fishing and gardening. He especially loved catching and frying fish for friends and family. He was a huge Mississippi State fan, having graduated from MSU in 1961.

Preceding him in death were his parents; and stepson, Karl Johnson.

Survivors are his wife, Alice Knight of Vicksburg and Deer Park, Louisiana; son, Jeff Knight and wife, Betty, of Wesson; two daughters, Janet Knight Gay and husband, Tim, of Natchez amd Cathy Knight Roboski and husband, Mike, of Natchez; step-son, Jonnie Johnson of Natchez; step-daughter, Patricia Mulder and husband, Vernon, of Pensacola, Florida; grandchildren, Jessica Gay Barnett, John T. Gay Jr., Erica Wooten, Jamie McKay, Brady Knight, Michael Roboski Jr., Shelby Johnson, Jarred Mulder, Josh Mulder, Julia Warshaw, Hunter Johnson and Karly Johnson; a number of nieces and nephews; and family friends, James and Mary McNeese.

Memorial contributions may be made to Bourge Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2074, Vidalia, Louisiana 71373.

Online condolences may be sent to www.lairdfh.com.