Ollie Mae Knight

Published 3:18 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Holly Springs CME Church in Bassfield, for Mrs. Ollie Mae Knight, 65, who passed away on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at her residence.

Rev. Earnest Miller officiated with interment following at Progress Baptist Church Cemetery.

Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She is the daughter of the late Louis Earl and Myrtle Graves.

She was a member of Holly Springs CME Church.

Mrs. Knight was a former cook who loved flowers,  shopping, riding of long drives, caregiving and spending time with family and  friends.

She is survived by her husband, Alonzo Knight Sr., of Bassfield; sons, Johnny Harper Sr., of Hattiesburg; Timothy Harper of Pearl; daughter, Lakayla Knight of Hattiesburg; stepchildren, Charles Fair and Alonzo Knight Jr.;  brothers, Lonnie R. Graves of Bassfield; Ray Graves of Petal; Martin  Graves of Pascagoula; sisters, Bertha McLeod of Pascagoula; Ruth Brown of Moss Point; Marcia Gardin of Hampton, Virginia; four grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.