Eddy Co. NM - OBIT:  W M "BILL" KNIGHT
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 7, 2000
KNIGHT
A memorial service is scheduled for W.M. "Bill" Knight, 70, on
January 8, at West Funeral Home Chapel.  Cremation will take place.
Knight died January 5, at Odessa Medical Center, Odessa, Texas.
He was born on January 1, 1930, in Brady, Texas, to Jim and Mayme
Stapleton Knight.  He was raised and educated in Odessa for most
of his childhood.  He married Allie McGuire on August 3, 1949, in
Odessa, Texas.  He was drafted into the Marine Corps in 1952 and
served two years in Korea.  He was a member of the VFW No. 8703 in
Carlsbad.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Cree.
Survivors include his wife, Allie Knight of the family home; son,
Perry Knight of Green River, Wyo.; daughters, Audrey Knight of
San Angelo, Texas, and Carol Knight of Carlsbad; sister, Shirley
Jester of Waller, Texas; half-sisters, Helen Reid and Betty Johnson
of Brownwood, Texas; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.