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Knight, Debra B.
Debra B. Knight, 55, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. She has left us here on earth to join her father, Johnnie Daniel, and niece, Desirea Daniel, in heaven. Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery at a later date.
She was survived by her mother, Methel Daniel; her estranged husband, Rod Knight; two ex-husbands and still friends, Randy Marshall and Kevin Kesselring; children, Heidi, Jacob, Jillian, Rachel, April, Karyn, Zack, Bridget and Jackie; grandchildren, Breggette, Mariya, Raven, Braxten, Gage, Mya, Felicity, Kyree, Kapriah, Chanice, Drake, Gabriel, Kadaija, Shayondra and Rylin; great-granddaughter, Marianah; two brothers, Ronald (Brenda) and Mark (Tracy); sister, Sandra; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and many great friends. She will be greatly missed.
Debra was born June 24, 1958, in Paw Paw, Mich. She participated in H.A.D.D.T.O. Dart League and was a member of the Apostolic Assembly Church of Anamosa.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established at Collins Community Credit Union.
Please sign the online guest book for Debra at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Published Aug. 9, 2013 in The Gazette
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