Darrel Ray “Butch” McKnight, 82, of Powderly, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 at his residence, surround by his family. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 4, 2021 in the Long Cemetery with David Ballard officiating. Family will receive friends from 6:00 PM till 7:00 PM Wednesday at the Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home. Grandsons, Jay McKnight and Cord Sullivan, nephews, Lawrence Ray Coward, Clay McKnight, Clint McKnight, Lance Exum, and great grandson, Memphis Spangler will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Hughes, Dub Matlock and Danny Wisely.
Butch was born on October 18, 1939 in Lamar Co., a son of Dock and Doil Pierce McKnight. He was a longtime dairy farmer and house mover and was a graduate of Cunningham High School. He married the former Sonja Fay Exum on September 24, 1965 in Hugo building 56 years of marriage and lots of loving memories.
Butch is survived by spouse, Sonja McKnight; children, Bob McKnight and wife, Darla, Doil Tingen and husband Von and Brad McKnight and wife, Traci; grandchildren, Jessica Thrasher (Andrew), Jerrica Fernandez (Jonathan), Jay McKnight ( Lauren), Cord Sullivan (Emily), Shelbi Sanders (Hunter), Kodi McKnight (Dylan) and Tori Sullivan (Josh); step-grandchildren, Tiffany Tingen, Wes Tingen (Brittany), Chad Tingen, Charles Clough (Renee), and Rily Clough (Laura); brother, Randy McKnight and wife, Cheryl; 26 great grandchildren and survived by numerous in-laws, nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Walter and Paul McKnight and sisters, Jackie Coward and Vickie Yarbrough.
