Margaret Jean Knight Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Margaret Jean “Peggy” Knight Margaret Jean Knight, known to most as Peggy, was born the daughter of Earl and Margaret (Garland) Knight on Monday, August 20, 1923 in Sherwood, Oregon. At the age of four she moved with her family to North Dakota, returning to Oregon when she was eight. The family settled on her Grandfather’s homestead at Rex, Oregon. She attended the Rex grade school and Newberg High School, graduating in 1942. Peggy went to Oregon State College for two years. She worked at BP John’s furniture factory in Portland, while attending night classes to study medicine. Peggy worked for Doctor Leonard Silvers as office nurse for 29 years and retired in 1988. At a young age she listened to the gospel and responded to God’s touch on her heart and life. She was faithful to her vow for the rest of her life. On Tuesday, January 11, 2011, Margaret Jean Knight passed away at a local care facility when she was eighty-seven years, four months and twenty-two days of age. Surviving and left to honor her life are: her sister Alice Marie Belding; twelve nephews; two nieces and those who have come to know and appreciate her where she has lived and worked. Her father and mother, Earl and Margaret Knight, her brother Earl Anthony Knight and sister Grace Elizabeth Knight preceded her in death. Her Funeral Service will be Tuesday, January 18, at 2:00 p.m. in Attrell's Newberg Funeral Chapel, a Golden Rule Funeral Home, with Lee Irish and Ron Johnson officiating. Committal Service will follow at Gibbs Cemetery, Newberg. Chapel Viewing and Visitation hours are Monday, January 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday until the time of service. Online condolences may be made at www.attrells.com

Margaret Jean Knight

August 20, 1923 - January 11, 2011