Vergie Lee Knight, age 80, and a resident of Daphne for the past 10 years, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
Knight was born in Booneville Miss., but spent most of her life in Birmingham. She was a devoted mother, sister and wife. She became an avid and accomplished tennis player from the moment she discovered the game, she immersed herself in the joy of reading, and had been a volunteer at the Prodisee Pantry food bank. She is preceded in death by her parents, Auty and Bertha Hutchens; three siblings, Gladys Hodges, Donald Hutchens, and Thelma Weeks. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Donald Knight; her daughter, Amy Knight (Dan Hipes) of Tallahassee, Fla.; her son, Andy Knight of Bozeman, Mont., and by her sister, June Burdick of Chicago, Ill. A visitation with the family will be at Hughes Funeral Home on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 from 5 p.m. until the 7 p.m. celebration time of her life. On-line condolences may be left at hughesfh.com. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation at www. ALZinfo.org or to the Prodisee Pantry, 9315 Spanish Fort Blvd., Spanish Fort, AL 36527. The family would like to thank the staff at Robertsdale Healthcare Center for their kindness and care. Arrangements are by Hughes Funeral Home & Crematory of Daphne.
