Individual Details
Clara Ellen Padgett
(22 Nov 1925 - 3 Mar 2013)
Clara "Ellen" Knight, 87, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Greenwood Chapel. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Ellen was born Nov. 22, 1925, to Clara Ruth Taylor and John Wesley Padgett, the only girl in a family of six brothers. She graduated from TCU and played the bass violin in the Symphony Orchestra. She retired from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company after over 25 years in the industry. Ellen's passions were arts of all kinds, especially painting, ceramics, bead jewelry, sewing and sketching. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, daughter-in-law and friend who will be missed greatly. Ellen was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Onis A. "Fred" Knight Jr.; and sons-in-law, Allan Kempe and Lawrence Mitchell. Survivors: Daughters, Terri Crawford and husband, Ted, Vicki West and husband, Sterling, Jonni Roberson and husband, Russell, and Kerry Mitchell; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and brother, Jack Padgett.
Published in Star-Telegram on March 5, 2013
Ellen was born Nov. 22, 1925, to Clara Ruth Taylor and John Wesley Padgett, the only girl in a family of six brothers. She graduated from TCU and played the bass violin in the Symphony Orchestra. She retired from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company after over 25 years in the industry. Ellen's passions were arts of all kinds, especially painting, ceramics, bead jewelry, sewing and sketching. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, daughter-in-law and friend who will be missed greatly. Ellen was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Onis A. "Fred" Knight Jr.; and sons-in-law, Allan Kempe and Lawrence Mitchell. Survivors: Daughters, Terri Crawford and husband, Ted, Vicki West and husband, Sterling, Jonni Roberson and husband, Russell, and Kerry Mitchell; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and brother, Jack Padgett.
Published in Star-Telegram on March 5, 2013
Events
| Birth | 22 Nov 1925 | Texas | |||
| Marriage | 9 Mar 1950 | Tarrant County, Texas - Onis Alfred Knight Jr. | |||
| Residence | 1 Sep 1996 | Hurst, Tarrant County, Texas |  |  | |
| Death | 3 Mar 2013 | Texas | |||
| Obituary | 5 Mar 2013 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | 7 Mar 2013 | Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Onis Alfred Knight Jr. (1927 - 2012) |
| Child | Teresa Ellen Knight (1947 - ) |
| Child | Jonni Gayle Knight (1959 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Residence
Clara Ellen KnightSecond Alias: Clara Padgett Knight
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: from 1 Sep 1996 to 25 Mar 2008
Event Place: Hurst, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Hurst, Texas, United States
Phone Number: (817) 268-0328
Previous Residence: Hurst, Texas 76054
Previous Residence Postal Code: 76054
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1925
Second Previous Residence Place: Hurst, Texas 76053
Third Previous Residence Place: Hurst, Texas 76053
2nd Address Date: 1 Jan 1995
3rd Address Date: 1 Aug 1993-01 Apr 1996
Obituary
Deceased Name: Clara Or Ellen KnightEvent Type: Obituary
Event Date: 05 Mar 2013
Event Place: Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 87
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1925
Death Date: 03 Mar 2013
Newspaper: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Spouse and Children
Onis A Or Fred Knight Husband Male
Terri Crawford Daughter Female
Vicki West Daughter Female
Kerry Mitchell Daughter Female
Jonni Roberson Daughter Female
Parents and Siblings
John Wesley Padgett Father Male
Jack Padgett Brother Male
Clara Ruth Taylor Mother Female
Extended Family
Allan Kempe Son-In-Law Male
Lawrence Mitchell Son-In-Law Male
Ted Crawford Son-In-Law Male
Sterling West Son-In-Law Male
Russell Roberson Son-In-Law Male
Endnotes
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGTV-ZFC.
2. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK29-HGSS.
3. Find a Grave Memorial 106210113.