Dorothy Knight Obituary

Dorothy Swinton Whaley Knight SUMTER - Dorothy Swinton Whaley Knight, 100, widow of Furman Jenkins Knight, died Monday, February 7, 2011, at Covenant Place, where she had been a resident for the past 8 years. Mrs. Knight was born in Richland County, South Carolina, on December 16, 1910, the eldest daughter of the late Judge Marcellus Seabrook Whaley and the late Edna Lyman Reed Whaley. She was the oldest of their five children and the last survivor, the others having died in reverse order from youngest to oldest. After finishing Columbia High School, Mrs. Knight graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina in 1930 at the age of nineteen where she was a charter member of Chi Omega Sorority, a May Court attendant, and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, she taught French and Art at Louisburg, Jr. College in Louisburg, NC for one year before her marriage on June 16 1932, in Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, SC to the late Furman Jenkins Knight of Sumter who died July 12, 1977. She always enjoyed vacationing with her family at Edisto Beach (the last time, two years ago) and working in the yard with God's flowers. Mrs. Knight was a talented, loving, and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. Her kind ways and positive attitude touched all who knew her. She will be greatly missed. During her life even to the very end, she lived the Christian life, always putting others ahead of herself, and never saying an unkind word. Her words upon parting were, "Jesus is with you always". She is survived by her daughter, Carol Cathcart Knight Fowles (James Henry, Jr.) of Eastover; her son, Furman Delano Knight (Blanche Cox Mayes) of Aiken; six grandchildren, James Henry Fowles III (Nora McArthur) of Columbia, Dr. Dorothy Fowles Kendall (Dr. Edward McDonnell) of Eastover, Jenkins Knight Fowles of Greensboro, NC, Ruth Fowles Rush (John Spencer) of Columbia, Furman Delano Knight, Jr. of Aiken, and Dr. Robert Mayes Knight (Suzan Saturday) of Winnsboro; thirteen great-grandchildren; nine nieces and nephews; and a 1st cousin Barbara Baynard Whaley. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, a son, Richard Warren Knight, a sister, Alys Whaley Smith, and three brothers, Baynard Reed Whaley, Dr. Atherton Mikell Whaley, and Marion Hampton Whaley, Sr. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday at Sumter Cemetery, 700 W Oakland Ave, Sumter with the Rev. James P. Rush officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of her grandson, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fowles III, 4531 Bellefield Lane, Columbia, SC between 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 11. The family will also receive friends at the cemetery after the service. Online condolences may be sent www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St Sumter is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths