Jeanette Gilcrease McKnight

Jeanette Gilcrease McKnight passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026. She was 86 years old.

Jeanette was born in Pleasant Hill, LA, on June 21, 1939, to Cecil Bill Gilcrease and Dorthy Tyler Gilcrease. She spent her childhood in Pleasant Hill and later in Shreveport, LA, graduating in 1957 from Byrd High School. She married Ed Wyne McKnight of Gastonia, NC, a U.S. Air Force veteran, on January 20, 1958.

Jeanette spent many years working as an administrative assistant at the Monroe, LA, office of Associated General Contractors of America. Her passion was sharing her tremendous creative talent – painting, sewing, crafting of all sorts, and gardening – with family and friends. She created wonderful, loving, warm, and fun memories for her two sons, five grandchildren, and eight (to date) great-grandchildren.

Jeanette is survived and will be greatly missed by her sons Charles Holland McKnight and wife Sandra Brown McKnight of Jasper, GA, and Dr. E. Douglas McKnight and wife Leslie Zganjar McKnight of Tuscaloosa, AL, as well as her grandchildren: Sara McKnight Welder and husband Dr. Eric Welder of Denver, CO; William Tyler McKnight and wife Delaney Vickers McKnight of Edmond, OK; Hannah McKnight Mekkawy and husband Darren Mekkawy of Denver, CO; Caitlin McKnight Durrance and husband Josh Durrance of Tulsa, OK; and Sanders Wyne McKnight and wife Nicole Choksi McKnight of Tampa Bay, FL. She is also survived by her brothers Cecil R. Gilcrease of Sugarland, TX, and F. Don Gilcrease of Shreveport, LA. She is preceded in death by her brother Billy George Gilcrease of Lago Vista, TX.

Jeanette’s life will be celebrated privately by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorials may be made in her honor by donating to the

North Georgia Boys & Girls Clubs of America

PO Box 649

Jasper, GA 30143

(706) 253-2582

and/or

Mauldin Methodist Church

100 E. Butler Avenue

Mauldin, SC 29662

(864) 288-4728