Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Knight, Lewis Ansil January 1940
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The Nashville Herald, January 11, 1940
The Nashville Herald, January 11, 1940
Lewis A. Knight, Father of Mrs. J.S. Stallings, Passes
	Lewis Ansil Knight, 83, pioneer resident of South Georgia, died Monday 
morning at 3:30 o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.S. Stallings, in the 
New Lois section.
	His death resulted from weakness occasioned by his advanced age.  He was 
confined to his bed only a short time before he passed away.
	Funeral services were conducted this morning (Thursday) at 11 o’clock at 
Cat Creek Church in Lowndes County.  Elder Duncan McCranie of Cook County 
conducted the last rites.  Interment was in the church cemetery.
	Pall-bearers were six grandsons, R.A. Stallings, L.R. Stallings, Randall 
Knight, Jack Jones, Malcom Horne, Loren Horne.
	Mr. Knight was born in Lowndes County on May 5, 1856, and for many years 
was a prominent farmer in that section.  He later moved to Cook County, near 
Cecil.  For the past several years he had made his home in Berrien County with 
his daughter.  His wife, the former Miss Mary Edmondson, passed away five years 
ago.
	He was faithful to the faith of the Primitive Baptist Church, and during 
his lifetime had rendered valuable services to the church.
	He was widely known in this section and had a number of friends 
scattered throughout the counties in the southern part of the state.
	Survivors include four daughters, two sons, and a large number of 
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  His children are Mrs. J.S. Stallings, 
Nashville; Mrs. Beulah Vickers, Whigham; Mrs. Warren Jones, Valdosta; Mrs. Pearl 
Horne, Valdosta; Otis Knight, Adel; Chester L. Knight, Rochester, N.Y.


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