John R. DeKnight, Jr. 64 of South Charleston went home to be with the Lord August 15, 2006 at home after a long illness.
He was preceded in death by his son, John H. DeKnight; brother, Michael and parents, John and Betty DeKnight.
He was retired from the Kanawha County Board of Education, was an avid C. B. radio operator, went by the handles of JJ or Jersey Jay and was an Army Veteran.
John is survived by his wife: Arizona; four daughters, Katherine Means of Spring Hill, Elizabeth Bailey of Dunbar, Katrina Workman of Cross Lanes, and Diana Chapman of Salt Rock; three sons, Dennis Roberts of Charleston, Danny Kirk Roberts of Huntington and Ernest Lee Roberts of Charleston; brothers, Robert DeKnight, Clyde DeKnight and Charles DeKnight all of New Jersey and Phillip DeKnight of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Sina and Heidi both of New Jersey; 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Friday, August 18, 2006 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Rev. Paris Workman officiating. Burial will be at the Orchard Hill Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call from 7 to 9 PM Thursday at the funeral home.