Jerry Cordell Knight

Mr. Knight departed this life on Friday evening, August 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis.

The son of the late Paul and Jettie Rose Wiggins Knight, he was a native and life-long resident of Bolivar. Mr. Knight was a retired maintenance man for Archer-Daniels-Midland and a Vietnam Veteran having served in the US Army from 1967-1970. He was Baptist in belief and, in previous years, was active in jail ministry work. In his leisure time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with family and telling stories. He never met a stranger and loved to make other people laugh.

He leaves his wife of 26 years, Alice Moore Knight of Bolivar; daughters, Kim Troung of Tomball, TX and Christina (Dall) Parks of Henderson; son, Tony (DeAnna) Knight of Bethel Springs; step-daughter, Candy Walton of Middleton; step-sons, Billy Walton of Middleton and Brett Ryan of Bolivar; sisters, Linda (Roger) Brown of Medina and Betty (Don) Baker of Bolivar; brother, Thomas Knight of Jackson; ten grandchildren, Uyen, Bao and Lamp Troung, Morgan and Aubrey Parks, Sara and Jesse Pipkin, Sabrina Satas, Michael Main and Tiffany Whitehead; and several great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; step-son, Terry Ryan; sisters, Rachel Ann and Jennifer Renee Knight; and brothers, Paul Wayne and Donald Edward Knight.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. [http://www.stjude.org]