Loyce Lucille Knight's Obituary
Loyce Lucille Knight, 93 of Tulsa, passed from this life on April 3, 2011. She was born on March 12, 1918 in Gans, Oklahoma to Orie Lee and Eunice Earl (Carter) Powell. She spent all of her childhood in Panama, Oklahoma. Loyce married Russell N. Knight of Van Buren, Arkansas at the age of 23 on April 9, 1941 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. In 1946 when Russell returned from WWII, Loyce, Russell and their first son Tim moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Russell was a bus driver for Greyhound Lines and Loyce was a stay at home mom. They both resided in Tulsa until their deaths. Loyce was preceded in death by her husband: Russell N. Knight; parents: Eunice and Orie Powell; 1 brother: Harry Leroy, Jr.; sister: Dorthy Jo Morris. She is survived by her children: Tim Knight of Tulsa and his wife, Donna and Tony Knight of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and his wife Myra; grandchildren: Lori Russell of Boerne, Texas and her husband Chris, Suzanne Browne of Kingwood, Texas and her husband Mike, Rob Jones of Owasso, Oklahoma and his wife Rana, Sarah Knight and Joshua Knight of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Jeremy Knight of Tulsa, Oklahoma; great grandchildren: Lauren Russell and Michael Russell of Boerne, Texas, Taylor Browne and Lindsey Browne of Kingwood, Texas, Kyle Jones, Braden Jones and Beckham Jones of Owasso, Oklahoma, Dakota Watkins of Plano, Texas. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011, 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Tulsa with a graveside service to follow at 12:30 PM at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The family will receive guests on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Floral Haven Funeral Home from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
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