Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Knight, Mary Roberts June 25, 2015
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, July 5, 2015

Virginia Beach - Mary Roberts Knight passed away peacefully on June 25, 
2015. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on January 15, 1915. She was the daughter of 
the late Mary Newberry and William Alexander Knight. After graduating from 
Maury High School, she received a B.S. from Harrisonburg State Teachers 
College, now Madison University, and an M.A. from Duke University. A 
professional teacher for 38 years, she taught six years at Portlock High 
School, and at Old South Norfolk High School, and thirty-two years at Granby 
High School. For over sixty years, she taught adult Sunday school classes at 
Berkley Avenue Baptist Church, Elizabeth River Baptist Church, and Talbot 
Park Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Bethany Class. Active in 
many civic activities, she was a past worthy matron of Friendship Chapter 
57, O.E.S., past president of Mary Calcott Women's Club, past president of 
Beta Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, and past president of Joie de Vivre. 
She enjoyed giving book reviews for the Ghent Venture and presenting 
programs to Lydia Roper Home, garden clubs, and area churches. Predeceased 
by her sister, Elizabeth Knight Starkey, and her brothers Ben Halsey Knight, 
William Newberry Knight, Harry Hallowed Knight, John Edward Knight, and her 
niece Billie Starkey Norman who affectionately claimed her as her adopted 
mother. She is survived by great nephew David Felton Norman, his wife Staci 
Marie Norman, and their children Calla Marie Norman, and Riley David Norman. 
She is also survived by her beloved nieces, nephews, and great nephews Alex 
Sandroni, Adam Sandroni, and Christian Sandroni. There are many esteemed 
friends and students as well. A memorial service will be held at Westminster 
Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, at 10:00 am 
on Thursday July 9 by Rev. Dr. Greg Dalle-Tezze. A reception will follow at 
Westminster where the family will greet those able to attend. Interment in 
Magnolia Cemetery will be private. Those who wish to make a memorial 
donation may make them to Freemason Baptist Church of Norfolk, or Granby 
High School Library of Norfolk. Services are being arranged by Hollomon-
Brown of Virginia Beach, VA, www.hollomon-brown.com.

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