Margie Knight

KNIGHT, Mrs. Margie Mae Ransome, of Richmond, departed this life October 13, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Eugene Knight; her parents, Leroy Hartzel and Mary Louise Breedlove Ransome; two sons, Herman Leroy White and Ernest Lee White; and one grandson, Everett Lorenzo Campbell Jr. She leaves to cherish her memories, three daughters, Regina W. Shaw (Howard "Pete"), Sandra Louise Clay (Keith Smith), and Alma E. Smith (Lamarr); one son, Floyd White Sr. (Ernestine); one sister, Evelyn R. Jones (Booker), and one brother, Ernest Lee Ranson (Irene); nine grandchildren, Sherron Nicole Shaw, Lauren Nicole Smith, Malinda Yvette White, Vidrell Lamont White, Floyd White Jr., Tanisha Buck (Marlow), Yolanda Hunter, Karen Lezli Murphy (John), and Kathy Lynn Martin (Keith Sr.); 28 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; three additional sisters-in-law, Mrs. Pearlie M. Burton, Mrs. Mable Fields, and Mrs. Doris Knight; three additional brothers-in-law, Mr. John Bullock, Mr. Robert E. Knight, and Mr. David Young; two dedicated aunts, Mrs. Alma Alston and Mrs. Bernice B. Brown; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and special friends, among them a devoted niece, Velma Lomax, a son-in-law, Langston Clay Jr., and friends, Mrs. Hillie Browne "Ma Browne," Mr. Willie "Pie" Harris, Mrs. Anne Burns, Mrs. Edith Trent, and Ms. Margaret Norrell. Margie was educated in the Richmond Public Schools system where she later became employed and retired after 24 years of service. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home Inc., 700 North 25th Street, Richmond, Va., where visitation will be held on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 5 p.m., followed by funeral services Monday, October 18, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. at First African Baptist Church, 2700 Hanes Ave., Richmond, Va., Dr. Rodney D. Waller officiating. Interment at Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to First African Baptist Church (FABC) Capital Campaign Fund.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.