Emory Knight
Emory M. Knight Sr.
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. Our loving husband, dad, grandpa, great grandpa and brother, Emory M. Knight Sr., 76, of Ridge Road, McGraw, N.Y., and formerly of Bumpville, Pa., passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at his home. Emory was born on March 17, 1935 in Huntington, Vt., a son of the late William and Hazel (Walton) Knight. On Sept. 20, 1955 he married Evelyn Babcock and together they had ten children. A man of many trades, Emory was an auto mechanic for many area dealerships and owned his own scrap yard. In addition he enjoyed playing cribbage, traveling and hunting although his greatest treasure was the time spent with his family.
Emory is survived by his wife of 55 years, Evelyn E. Babcock Knight; his children, Yvonne (Robert) Hall of Ulster, Pa., Carolyn "Sis" (Gordon) Darling of Virgil, N.Y., Emory Knight, Jr. of McGraw, N.Y., Evelyn J. "Eydie" Knight of McGraw, N.Y., Brian Knight of Otisville, N.Y., Wilma (Rick) Quaile of Cortland, N.Y., Gerald Knight of Elizabethtown, N.Y., Steven Knight of McGraw, N.Y., Virginia "Genny" Knight (LaVerne Hutt) of Alpine, N.Y.; sisters, Eliza Simard of Springfield, Mass., Marion "Nan" Benker of Middletown, N.Y.; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and a longtime friend, Edgar Neff Jr. of Apalachin, N.Y. He was predeceased by an infant son; his brothers, William, Stanley, Robert, Edward, David and Clayton; sisters Hazel Smith and Sarah "Sally" Walters.
Funeral services and a celebration of Emory's life will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 20 at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel, 273 S. Main St., Nichols, with Pastor C. Kenneth Crain, officiating. Interment and prayers of committal will follow in the South Litchield-Bumpville Cemetery. A period of visitation will be held on Friday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. Memories and condolences may also be shared by visiting our website at www.sutfinfuneralchapel.com.
--Published in The Daily Review, Towanda, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2011
1935 - 2011 (76 years)
