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Marnelle Knight

Mrs. Marnelle Knight, 91, of Carthage, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 8:40 P.M. at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage.

She was born in Carthage on March 29, 1917, the daughter of Harvey and Pearle Byers Sights. On June 12, 1965 she married Harold Knight in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He preceded her in death on February 16, 2006.

She worked as a bookkeeper for the Stevens Hotel in Chicago and for the postal service. She moved from the Chicago area to LaHarpe in the mid 1970's. In 2004 she moved to the Hancock County Nursing Home in Carthage. She enjoyed taking pictures and reading.

She is survived by one son, Gerald Hundley, of Hutsonville, Illinois, one grandson, and her good friend, Mary Lou Kubes of Cicero, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 20, 2009 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe with Pastor Rick Goettsche officiating. Burial will be in the Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday, from 10:00 A.M. until time of services. A memorial fund has been established for the children’s summer reading program at the LaHarpe Carnegie Public Library. Send a condolence here.

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Obituaries - 2009 Marnelle Knight Mrs. Marnelle Knight, 91, of Carthage, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 8:40 P.M. at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage. She was born in Carthage on March 29, 1917, the daughter of Harvey and Pearle Byers Sights. On June 12, 1965 she married Harold Knight in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He preceded her in death on February 16, 2006. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Stevens Hotel in Chicago and for the postal service. She moved from the Chicago area to LaHarpe in the mid 1970's. In 2004 she moved to the Hancock County Nursing Home in Carthage. She enjoyed taking pictures and reading. She is survived by one son, Gerald Hundley, of Hutsonville, Illinois, one grandson, and her good friend, Mary Lou Kubes of Cicero, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 20, 2009 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe with Pastor Rick Goettsche officiating. Burial will be in the Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday, from 10:00 A.M. until time of services. A memorial fund has been established for the children’s summer reading program at the LaHarpe Carnegie Public Library. Send a condolence here.
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