Dempsey G. Knight Jr.

Legal Counsel Services for Dempsey G. Knight, Jr. will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Harrison officiating. Mr. Knight, 77, of Jackson, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Veterans Hospital. Born in 1931 in Guinn, Ala., Mr. Knight graduated from Meridian High School in 1949, received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from LSU in 1956, and a Juris Doctorate from Ole Miss in 1962. Mr. Knight was a veteran of the Korean conflict. He was employed as a Petroleum Engineer by the Superior Oil Company from 1956 to 1959 and again as its legal counsel from 1962-1968 in Houston, Texas. After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Mr. Knight retired and moved back to Meridian in 1968 before moving to the VA Hospital Nursing Home in Jackson in 1977. Survivors include a sister, Bonnie Knight Slade, of Meridian; a brother, Charles E. (Chuck) Knight and his wife, Charla, of Poplarville; nieces Susan Slade Beckham and her husband, Glenn, of Greenwood, Melissa Knight Johnson and her husband, Scott, of Mobile, Ala., Nicole Knight Lewis and her husband, Jacob, of Tupelo, Kerri Knight Clark and her husband, Cody, of Hattiesburg, and Steven Douglas Slade and his wife, Shelby, of Meridian; five great-nieces, on great-nephew, and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dempsey G. and N. Wyllene Knight, Sr.; a brother-in-law, O.E. "Buddy" Slade; and a niece, Linda Carol Slade. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 145 Executive Drive, Madison, Miss., 39110. Family and friends may sign the online register book at www.jamesfwebb.com Visitation will be held Monday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home