Obituary

Delmas Jay Knight, 56, of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, succumbed to cancer at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester surrounded by his family and friends on Monday, April 10, 2017.

Born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania Jay was a simple man who spent most of his life in Glenmoore. He was employed by Shryock Brothers Paper Mill of Downingtown for 20 years. When not working he enjoyed fishing, playing guitar and hunting at the family property in West Virginia.

Jay was preceded in death by his parents, Warder and Helen (Knicely) Knight as well as his sister, Wilma Montgomery.

Jay was extremely loving and proud of his two children, Jared Knight of Honey Brook and Rachel Loomis and her husband Chris of Oakland, California. He is also survived by his two brothers, Russell Knight of Coudersport and Carlos Knight of Glenmoore and four sisters, Francis Forrester of Pottstown, Edith Hassler of Honey Brooke, Kathy Knight of Exton, and Jean Whitworth of Laurel, DE; as well as may loving nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 11 AM from the Labs Funeral Home, Inc., 141 Pequea Ave., Honey Brook, PA., with Pastor Les Groves officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery. A calling hour will be held one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in the memory of Jay to Neighborhood Hospice, 400 East Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380.

For additional information and online condolences, please visit www.thelabsfh.com