OBIT: Emily (Power) KNIGHT, 1930, Confluence, Somerset County, PA

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EMILY KNIGHT

  Mrs. Thomas Knight, an esteemed resident of Confluence for the last 54 years, 
died at her home on William Street on Wednesday, August 12, at the age of 74 
years, 6 months and 19 days.  She had been sick for a long time and was confined 
to her home for several years.
  Mrs. Knight was born in Dudley, England, on January 23, 1856, her maiden name 
being Emily Power.  She married Thomas Knight in England, in April, 1875.  They 
left for the United States immediately after their marriage and lived for one 
year in the State of Indiana and came to Confluence to live in 1876, where they 
resided since.
  To Mr. and Mrs. Knight were born six sons and four daughters.  One son, 
Alfred, preceded his mother to the grave when nine years old, and William P. 
Knight, a prominent citizen of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, and at one time a member 
of its City Council, died there in September, 1929.  The surviving sons are: 
Arthur D. Knight of Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.; Charles E. Knight, Oshawa, 
Ontario; Ralph and Ray Knight, both of whom reside in Confluence.  The surviving 
daughters are: Mildred, wife of Charles Reynolds, Martinsburg, W.Va.; Edith, 
wife of J. Willis Mitchell, and Emily, wife of Charles K. Beggs, Confluence.  
She is also survived by 28 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  She was 
the last of her family to pass away.
  Mrs. Knight was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and kind and 
sympathetic to all in sickness and distress.  She devoted her life to her home 
and family.  She joined the Christian Church of Confluence in 1884 and was a 
sincere worker in church and Sunday school as long as her health permitted.  Her 
long life was a well spent one.
  Funeral services were held at her late home at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 
her pastor, Rev. Weisheit, officiating.  Interment in Ursina Cemetery.  The 
pall-bearers were G. A. Frantz, George F. Frazee, William A. Burnworth, C. B. 
Humbert and Grant Pyle.  Undertaker C. B. Humbert had charge of the funeral 
arrangements.
  Among those who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Knight, 
Oshawa, Canada; T. B. Knight, McKees Rocks; Mrs. Charles Reynolds and family, 
and E. H. Morris, Martinsburg, W.Va., and Kenneth Mitchell, Youngwood, Pa.

Meyersdale Republican, August 21, 1930