Kay County OK Obit for: J. Rodney Knight 
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Submitted to the archives by:Claudia Thiry, workfarm@kskc.net
Date submitted: 3/14/2003 
Transcribed from the Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/
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J. Rodney Knight

J. Rodney Knight, longtime Ponca City resident, died Monday, July 15, 
1996, at his home. He was 47.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Osage Heights 
Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Grider, pastor, officiating. Local 
arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home. No 
visitation will be held at the funeral home.

J. Rodney Knight was born Aug. 5, 1948, in Wichita, Kan., the son of 
Benjamin Bembow and Louise (Palmer) Knight. 

He attended McCord Elementary and East Junior High Schools and was a 
1966 graduate of Ponca City High School. 

He also attended Northern Oklahoma College.

On Aug. 22, 1987, he was married to Darla Burling in Ponca City, where 
the couple established their home. 

Knight was employed as a repairman in the Conoco Refinery. 

He was a member of the Osage Heights Baptist Church where he taught in 
the Youth Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, scuba diving and 
reading.

Survivors include his wife, Darla, of the home; two sons, Justin and 
Jeremy, both of Ponca City; two daughters, Joani and Trina, both of 
Ponca City; his mother, Louise Wilson of Ponca City; two brothers, Joe 
of Wichita, Kan., and John of Ponca City; and five grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his father, John Knight.
Memorial contributions may be made to KLVV 88.7 Love Radio Station, P.O. 
Box 14, Ponca City, OK 74602 or to Osage Heights Baptist Church Youth 
Fund, Route 7, Box 124, Ponca City, OK 74604.

The family will be at the home, on Rural Route 9, Box 409. 

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