Lola Holloway Knight

Lola Holloway Thomas Knight

Lola Holloway Thomas Knight, 102, of Charlottesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

She was born on March 12, 1909, in the Woolen Mills area of Charlottesville, the daughter of the late Charlie B. and Mamie Bellomy Holloway. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Charles C. Thomas and Moses J. Knight; two sisters, Ruby Taylor and Dorothy Goddin; a special cousin, James R. I. Holloway; and a nephew, Hugh H. Taylor.

She was the last of the children to grow up in the Woolen Mills area of Charlottesville, and in her heart she never left. A charter member of Broadus Memorial Baptist Church, she also worked and retired from the Selective Service Board with the United States Government, in 1976.

She is survived by a niece, Virginia Leake; two nephews, Charles B. Goddin and his wife, Norma, and G. Wayne Taylor Sr. and his wife, Peggy; two great- nieces, Karen Gillaspie and her husband, Ed, and Teressa Bryant and her husband, Roger; five great- nephews, Curtis Parker Leake and his wife, Marian, Douglas Brian Leake and his wife, Carol, Jonathan Goddin, G. Wayne Taylor Jr. and his wife, Karen, and Andrew Taylor and his wife, Donna; eight great-great-nieces, Kristen Cetraro, Emily Loving, Allison Leake, Sarah Gillaspie, Christy Taylor, Allie Taylor, Lexie Taylor, and Gabby Taylor; seven great-great-nephews, Curtis Leake, Dr. Andrew Leake, Carter Gillaspie, Aaron Goddin, Matthew Goddin, Seth Taylor and Travis Bryant; a special cousin, Charles E. Holloway and his wife, Betty; two stepdaughters, Catherine K. Peters and her husband, Robert, of Culpeper and June K. Sandridge of Charlottesville; and many step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren, for whom she cared for and loved very much.

A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2011, at Riverview Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at Broadus Memorial Baptist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Broadus Memorial Baptist Church, 1525 Stony Point Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

Friends may send condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.