Michael "Dolla" Knight

Michael "Dolla" Knight obituary, Pontiac, MI

Michael "Dolla" Knight

Michael Knight Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home - Pontiac on Jan. 5, 2026.
KNIGHT, Mr. Michael "Dolla" - age 35, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at McLaren Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. Family hour 1:30PM Saturday, January 10, 2026 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 North Perry Street, with funeral services commencing immediately at 2:00PM. Friends and family will assemble 1:30PM at the funeral home Saturday. Mr. Knight will lie instate in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 8:00AM until the time of service Saturday.

Mr. Knight leaves to cherish his memory: his children, Michael Knight, Cynyai Knight, Noah Knight, Mashia Knight, Mariah Knight and Prince-Kobe Knight; stepson, Major Smith; mother, Joilynn McNeal; brothers, Eric McNeal and Darius Knight; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mr. Knight was preceded in death by his grandmother, Phyllis McNeal; grandfather, Andy Carr; great-grandmother, Mable McNeal; brother, LaDarence McNeal; sister, Kendall Knight; cousins, Porsha Williams and Takina Douglas; and best friend, Tone.

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