Robert Lee “R.L.” Knight, 65, of Indian Mound, TN, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at his residence.
R.L. was born on January 12, 1951, in Clarksville, TN to the late Robert James Knight and Sarah Ellen Patterson Knight. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Tiffany Denise Knight.
Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, July 29, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at the Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Chapel with Rev. Charles Thornburg officiating. Interment will follow at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West in Hopkinsville, KY. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 29, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service at the funeral home.
R.L. served in the U.S. Army for six years and the U.S. Marines Corp for two years. He was an insulator for All-Tech.
R.L. is survived by his longtime companion, Linda Adams of Indian Mound, TN; five sons, Bobby Joe (Jade) Knight, Jesse (Caity) Knight, J.P. Stanley, Ricky Harris of Clarksville, TN, and Mark Knight of Cunningham, TN; two daughters, Dawanda (Billie) Powell of Cunningham, TN and Jacquelynn Stanley of Newburgh, NY; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several brothers and sisters.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040.