Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Knight, Benjamin F. October 7, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Miller shabodeho@aol.com October 29, 2007, 12:38 am Lebanon Daily News on 10/9/2007 Knight, Benjamin F. Benjamin F. Knight PALMYRA Benjamin F. Knight, 81, of 511 E. Main St., Palmyra, died in his residence surrounded by his loving wife and family on Sunday, October 7, 2007. He is the husband of Emma Yinger Knight to whom he was married to for 63 years. He was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, on April 7, 1926, to Walter and Hattie Morris Knight. He retired after 46 years from Hershey Foods. He was a member of the Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey. He was a member and representative for the Local Chocolate Worker's Union No. 464. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific. In addition to his wife Emma, he is survived by his three daughters, Darlene C. Knight, Dawn A., wife of Terry Orlando, and Sherryl L., wife of Scott Breach, all of Palmyra; seven grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren; brothers Walter, husband of Wilma Knight, Palmyra, Clarence Knight, Cleona, Elwood, husband of Beatrice Knight, Myerstown; sisters, Margaret, wife of Ross Herr, and Thelma Light, both of Palmyra, and Catherine, wife of Benjamin Dowdrick, Annville. A son Darle Ronald Knight, a grandson Dustin Dumez and a granddaughter Vanessa Rae Thompson precede him in death. Relatives and friends are invited to a time of viewing on Friday, October 12, 2007, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Rothermel Funeral Home Inc., 25 W. Pine St., Palmyra, followed by his funeral service at 10:30 with the Rev. Dr. Richard Houtz officiating. Burial will follow in the Hershey Cemetery. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb