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Lona Mae Knight, 89, of Commerce died the morning of August 13, 2008, at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church of Commerce with Rev. Aleze Fulbright officiating. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home, Greenville, and from l0 a.m. until service time Friday at the church.
Daughter of J.W. and Leoria Russell Reich, she was born Feb. 24, l9l9 in Wood County. On October l0, l940 she was married to Joe W. Knight in Commerce. She graduated from East Texas State University in l940. Mr. Knight was vice president of First National Bank in Commerce from l942 to l984 and was made director in l984. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Commerce and the Afflaties Culture Club.
Surviving are nephews Bill Sullivan, Richard Sullivan and Robert Burford of Houston, Billy Burford of Bryan and Harold Burford of Conroe, two nieces, Jenell Barrett and Betty Fleming. both of Houston, numerous Knight family nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Her parents and husband preceded her in death, and she was the youngest of seven children who all preceded her in death.
Pallbearers will be Dennis Anderson, Warren Dunham, Phillip Kilgore, Claude Knight, Wade McDaniel and Bob McElroy.