Burl Thomas Knight

Burl Thomas Knight, of Trumann died Thursday morning at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 63. He was born on June 29, 1945 in Trumann, Ark., and had lived his lifetime there. A farmer, Knight was preceded in death by his parents, Burl Alexander and Wilma Mae Bradley Knight, two brothers, James Earl Knight and Douglas Knight, two sisters, Mary Lawson and Wilma Jean Bennett.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Knight of the home; three sons, Buddy Thomas Knight, Tony Dewayne Knight, and Tracy Dale Knight; one daughter, Misty Dawn Swan; and one brother, Johnny Knight all of Trumann; as well as two sisters, Bonnie Franks of Savannah, TN., and Donna Guff of Paragould and five grandchildren.