Mrs. Geraldine Knight, age 82, of Joelton, Tennessee went peacefully to her heavenly home surrounded by family and friends on February 28th, 2023.
She was born March 17th, 1940, to the late Peyton and Thelma Sloan.
Geraldine is proceeded in death by her husband of 60 years Jimmy Howard Knight, Sr., her two sons: Jimmy Howard Knight, Jr., Danny Lee Knight, and one sister Velma Demonbreun.
Geraldine is survived by her one daughter, Pam (Joe) Peterson, granddaughter, Crystal (Dean) McDermond, great- grandchildren Beckett and Taryn McDermond, brother Joe (Carolyn) Sloan, sister Wanda (Mack) Jordan, brother-in-law Bo Demonbreun and brother-in-law Vernon Knight, her best friend Nan (Ricky) Lanius, Dean Thaxton, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Since the age of 12, Geraldine was a member of New Hope Free Will Baptist Church in Joelton, TN. She enjoyed making her famous dressing, baking cakes, volunteering at VBS, Tennessee Women’s Basketball, and sitting on her back porch watching the hummingbirds with her friends and family.
Visitation will be held at Austin & Bell in Pleasant View, Tennessee on Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 4-8PM and Friday March 3, 2023, from 10am until the service at 2pm. Burial will follow at New Hope Free Will Baptist Church. Brother Corey Minter and Brother Tom Malone will be officiating. A burial will follow at NHFWBC with a reception afterwards for the family at the Fellowship Hall.
Randy Reeder, Brian Miller, and Geraldine’s nephews will serve as pallbearers. Geraldine’s Sunday school class will serve as honorary pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, Geraldine requested donations to be made to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37203-9658 and New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, 1285 New Hope Road, Joelton, Tennessee 37080 in her name.
AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME in Pleasant View is in charge of these arrangements. 6316 Highway 41A, Pleasant View, Tennessee 37146 (615) 746-4433 www.austinandbell.com
