Mrs. Mary Dean West Knight

November 13, 1935 - March 6, 2022

Portal, Georgia Mrs. Mary Dean West Knight, age 86, died Sunday March, 6, 2022, at her residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born in Bulloch County, where she resided all of her life. Mary was employed with the Georgia Southern University Postal Service for many years until her retirement in 2020. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church for over 28 years. Mary will always be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Oscar West and Lillie Mae Woodcock West; her husband, Doy Bobby Knight, Sr.; her youngest daughter, Linda Wayne and a brother, Billy West. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Wanda Hartsfield of Sylacayga, Alabama and Pamela J. and Joe Williams of Statesboro; a son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Elaine Knight of Statesboro; a sister, Barbara Beasley of Statesboro; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Archie T. and Margie West of Brooklet and Johnny and Tibby West of Portal; nine grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 10 great- great grandchildren. The family will receive visitors on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00pm in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Vangiller officiating, assisted by Rev. John Long. Interment will be in the Portal City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joe Robert Williams, Jason Knight, William Wayne, Derrick Knight, Shannon Sapp and Andrew Wiggins. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice, P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, Georgia 30459. Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com. Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.