St. Clair County Obits

LLOYD THOMAS KNIGHT

St. Clair County Courier
20 October 2006
Lloyd Thomas (Tommy) Knight, 71, of Osceola, Mo. passed away Oct. 17, 2006 at his home. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 at 11 a.m. at Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home. Family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday.

St. Clair County Courier
27 October 2006
Lloyd Thomas Knight was born on Oct. 26, 1934, to Lloyd and Elizabeth Thomas Knight in Van Zands, Wash. Tommy moved to Missouri with his father in 1948. He departed this life on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, on the family farm near Osceola.
On July 7, 1951, Tommy was united in marriage to Ruth Mrie Hochstedler and to this union two sons were born. Rick who was born in their first anniversary, but he always likes to tell everyone he was born on their wedding day. Fred followed a short four years later.
Tommy and Marie sponsored many in AA and Alanon. In fact, Tommy celebrated his 23rd year of sobriety on the day he departed this world. He was an active member of the Gerster Baptist Church.
Tommy had many occupations over the years. He was a gas station owner, hauled riprap during the building of Truman Reservoir, hauled cattle for Burleigh Wheeler, and was an over-the-road trucker for Warren Nall. He retired from the Missouri Department of Transportation after 25 years in 1997.
Tommy was preceded in death by his parents and his stepmother, Josie Chandler Knight Boswell.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marie, of the home; son Rick and his wife, Linda, El Dorado Springs and one son, Fred and his wife, Karen, Osceola; six grandchildren, Stephanie and Mike Coleman, Linn Creek, Patricia and Michael Hoppers, Bolivar, Cody Knight, Springfield, Christopher Knight, St. Louis, Rickayla and Raelynn Knight, El Dorado Springs; three great granddaughters, Kelina and Kaity Lynn Coleman and Boby Lauren Hoppers; one sister, Frances Wilkings, Hallock, Minn.; one brother, Bruce Knight; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Tommy will truly be missed by everyone who knew him.
Services for Tommy were Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola, with Reverend Francis Leslie officiating.
Musical selections were "The Old Rugged Cross" with Bob Self, soloist and "Peace In The Valley" with Donna Carney, soloist and Gail Ingle, accompanist.
Casketbearers were Herb Garrison, Robert Irvin, Forrest Wombles, Butch Masten, Larry Shelby, Robert Crowe and John Masten. Honorary casketbearers were Gar Garman, Joe Shelby and Larry Sherman.
Final disposition was cremation under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.