John-Knight-Obituary

John Harold Knight

Shelby, Alabama

12/07/1955 - 05/15/2025

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DIED
May 15, 2025
LOCATION
Shelby, Alabama

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When John was in the third grade, the students were assigned to write a paragraph about themselves. John wrote, "December 7th is forever known as a day of death and destruction. But at the home of Harold and Tish Knight, it was a day of celebration when a baby boy was born. That's me." John...

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My name is Tina Vinson. I knew John through my ex-husband, Doug Vinson (died 2016). They were long time friends going back to Ruhama Baptist. I´m sorry to hear of his passing. I only knew good things of him and Doug always spoke of him as a lifelong friend.

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I loved John like a brother. He was one of the nicest people that I or anyone else ever met. We shared many many hours fishing, camping, playing music, and watching the Tide roll. My heart aches.

I teasingly called John my "Bingo boyfriend " because we were both older and single. We would just hug and laugh about it. He will be missed!

I worked with John for many years in operations. We shared good memories and worked well together. My condolences to the family

John was a longtime friend to many, spanning decades of fun and competition on same softball teams for several years and sharing 'refreshments' after games, along with many weekend golfing outings at Cahaba Valley to Roebuck to other courses (sorry if we hit anyone reading this).
John was a gracious card game host for many fellow Banks grads which generally ended with late night pizza for everyone and his dog....
...John will be missed but memories are still present and occupy a...

My condolences to the family, you are in our prayers. I worked with John in Night Data Control at SouthTrust for years. I remember his as fair, helpful, and kind.

My thoughts and prayers are with the family. John was a great guy and coworker.