Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Knight, Benjamin E., 1978 

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BENJAMIN EMMETTE* KNIGHT 

  WAKEFIELD - Benjamin Emmette Knight, 73, died Tuesday in his home after a 
short illness. 

  A native of Surry County, he was the former owner and operator of Knight's 
Country House Restaurant in Wakefield and a member of Rocky Hock United 
Methodist Church. 

  Survivors include one sister Mrs. Bernice K. Andrews of Wakefield. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Purviance Funeral Home by 
Rev. L.P. Bland. 

  Burial in Rocky Hock Church cemetery. 

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BENJAMIN EMMITTE* KNIGHT 

BENJAMIN E. KNIGHT 

  WAKEFIELD - Services for Benjamin Emmette Knight, 73, who died Jan. 10 in 
his home here, were Thursday in the Purviance Funeral Home, the Rev. L.P. 
Bland officiated. 

  A native of Surry County, Mr. Knight was the former owner and operator of 
Knight's Country House Restaurant and was a member of Rocky Hock United 
Methodist Church. 

  He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Bernice Knight Andrews of Wakefield. 

  Burial was in Rocky Hock Church Cemetery. 


"Ben" Benjamin Emmitt* KNIGHT, former restuaranteur, 
b. 29 Nov 1904, Surry Co., d. 10 Jan 1978, at home, Wakefield, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 59*), Surry Co., 
   12 Jan 1978, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Jan. 11, 1978, p. 6; 
donated obit, publication unknown 

*His gravestone shows Emmitt.  Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

His parents, Benjamin Franklin Jr. & Wortley Ellen (WORRELL) KNIGHT, 
   are buried in the same plot. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #137010753. 

His maternal grandfather was William Emmett WORRELL. 

His father's obits ("Tidewater News," July 31, 1958, II-4, & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/k523f1ob.txt 

His mother's (donated, 1971) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/k523w2ob.txt 

Ben died on the day of his wife's funeral.  Her obit ("Daily Press," 
   Jan. 9, 1978, p. 9) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/k523m2ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/k523b2ob.txt