Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Knight, Hugh F., 1942 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ HUGH FOGG KNIGHT Hugh F. Knight, aged 63, prominent citizen of Boykins, died Wednesday at his home after a long illness. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ella McKinstry Knight; two daughters, Miss McFoy Knight of Boykins, and Mrs. W.B. Hancock of Sedley; two brothers, A.L. and R.C. Knight, and a sister, Mrs. J.M. Bland, all of Boykins. He was an active member of Boykins Methodist Church. Funeral services were conducted at the home Thursday at 4 p.m. by the Rev. L.F. Callaham and the Rev. Felix Arnold. Burial was in Beechwood Cemetery. Hugh Fogg KNIGHT, farmer, b. 11 Jul 1879, Southampton Co., d. 18 Nov 1942, at home, Boykins, interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 52*), Boykins, 19 Nov 1942, "Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 38, No. 5, Fri., Nov. 20, 1942, p. 1 *Additional information: His parents, Alexander & Catherine Trumiller (CARR) KNIGHT, are buried in Annex 1, Section A, Plot 4. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Beechwood list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt No Find a Grave Memorial D.Cert. 25770 (Boykins #24) His father was a Confederate veteran, having served both in Co. G, 3rd VA Infantry & Co. K, 13th VA Cavalry. His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 24, 1924, p. 1) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/k523c1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by William J. DelMonte (JazzyBill@aol.com) and Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/k523h1ob.txt