Maxine Wilson Knight, 92, of York, Pennsylvania, formerly of Winchester, Virginia, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, in York, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Knight was born in 1917, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of the late Max and Grace Pearl Wilson. She was a retired secretary with Spanish Garden Apartments in Triangle, Virginia. Mrs. Knight was a member of Sunny Side Presbyterian Church in Winchester, and T.O.P.S.

Her husband, Raymond Richard Knight, whom she married in 1952, in Rosa Rita, Mexico, preceded her in death in 2000.

Surviving are her children, Susan Clifton of Lancaster, California, Ronald Knight of Martinsburg, West Virginia, Pat Fitzwater of Winchester, Virginia, Nancy DiNardo of York, Pennsylvania, Bobby W. Knight of Greencastle, Pennsylvania; fourteen grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; and her sister, Barbara Yarrington of Mesa, Arizona. One sister, Lois Jane Brake preceded her in death.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, with Pastor Glenn Welch officiating. Interment will be in Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery, Frederick County, Virginia.

The family will receive friends on Friday evening, from 7:00-9:00 PM, at Omps Funeral home, Amherst Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, National Capitol Chapter, 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030.

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