Mary Knowles Obituary
We bid farewell to Mary Knowles (Memphis, Tennessee), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on October 10, 2024 at the age of 97. Mary touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Knowles to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, McKinley Perry and Mitta Smith Perry; her husband Rev. Daniel Webster Knowles; her sister Beatrice; her daughter Sarah Mae Knowles Parks; her grandson Rev. Randal Thompson; and her great grandchild Nya Smith.
She is survived by: her siblings, Dora, Ollie (Mollie) and Bee; her children, Juanita and Roosevelt; her son-in-law Reverend Lee I. Brown, Jr.; her children, Thomas Lee Hughes (Barbara), Carol Beatrice Knowles Williams, Mittie Ann Knowles Carey (Jesse), Deborah Knowles Brown (Lee) and Daniel Webster Knowles, Jr.; her grandchildren, Ronald Hughes (Honey), Steven Young (Nicole), LaTrina Hughes Bowen Stacy (Neville), Jason Hughes (Mary), Mercedes Hughes, Marquel Brooks, Sean Alexander, Stacey Knowles, Ryan Williams (Sharon), Deidra Williams, DeanzaWilliams Chaffin (De'Mario), Rickey Smith, Rodney Smith (Lisa), Marcus Smith, DeChundra Knowles, Eric Thompson, Brandon Brown, Britne'Lauderdale (Rolandas) and Tanina Knowles; and her godchildren, Emma Jones (late Herman) of Oakland, CA, Christopher Thomas, Michael Hale and Priscilla Green. She is also survived by fifty-nine great-grandchildren; forty-six great-great grandchildren; two great-great-great grandchildren.
