JONESBORO -- Euna F. Knight of Jonesboro died Wednesday.
Obituary
She was born Oct. 3, 1917, at Remmel, daughter of R.H. and Corina Balch Compton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Warren Knight; son, Benny Keith Knight; two brothers, four sisters; and her parents.
Survivors include sons, Tommy Knight of Jonesboro, Sam Knight of Memphis and Mike Knight of Kennett, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services are at 2 p.m. today in Jackson's Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Interment is in Augusta Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation is today from noon-2 p.m. (from Jonesboro Sun Newspaper, Saturday, November 25, 2006, www.jacksonsfh.com).
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLC-KCP : accessed 5 February 2022), Ennifay Compton, Cache Township, Jackson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ22-8SX : 8 January 2021), Unifae Compton in household of Rueben H Compton, White River Township, Woodruff, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74-22, sheet 7B, line 44, family 111, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 181.
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4NS-GRH : 9 March 2021), Euna Faye Compton in entry for Willard W Knight, 8 Jun 1944; citing Marriage, Woodruff, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,231,842.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRH-JPLD : accessed 5 February 2022), Euna Faye Knight in entry for Thurma Mae Marlar, Park Hills, Missouri, United States, 11 Mar 2002; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daily Journal, born-digital text.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKT6-CQX4 : accessed 5 February 2022), Euna F Knight, Arkansas, United States, 22 Nov 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Jonesboro Sun, The, born-digital text.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPF-WKL6 : accessed 5 February 2022), Mrs Euna Faye Compton Knight, Arkansas, United States, 29 Nov 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Newport Independent, born-digital text.
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Acknowledgements
Compton-1611 was created by Steve Compton through the import of Compton Legacy_2015-05-09.ged on May 9, 2015.
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