Lewisburg-Harry Moffett Knight, 86, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at his residence in Lewisburg.
He graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelors of Animal Science degree. He was a lifelong farmer of Knightland Farm in Lewisburg; a charter member of the Richland Ruritan Club; a Farmers Home Administration county supervisor; board member of the Greenbrier Valley Soil Conservation District; member of the Benevolent Order of Elks (BOE) Lodge #1758; member of the Lewisburg Lions Club; and was a lifelong member of Lewisburg United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Woodsie Poage Knight; his father, Harry Winters Knight and brother-in-law, John P. Garnett.
He is survived by: his wife of 62 years, Esther Louise Middaugh Knight; sister, Julia Poage Knight Garnett; sons and grandchildren, Harry M. Knight, II (Kathleen), granddaughter Kady Ann Knight; Thomas Irving Knight (Cindi), grandson Thomas Irving Knight, II; James W. Knight, grandson James Harold Guay; Robert L. Knight, granddaughter Kylee Morgan Knight, grandsons, Remington Cade Knight and Campbell Reese Knight; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg, with Pastor Rick Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg.
A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Greenbrier Valley Hospice Care, 1265 Maplewood Avenue, Lewisburg, WV 24901.
Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
