Velma Jane Butler McKnight

Velma June Butler McKnight, 70, passed on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Fulton County Hospital, Fulton, Ga.  The first of seven children, she was born to the late Roosevelt Butler, Sr. and Irma Lee Butler Ruise.

She gave confirmation of salvation at an early age while attending Church of God in Christ, Alachua, Fla.

She was a graduate of A. L. Mebane class of 1958, a graduate of Edward Waters College, and worked as a Management Librarian at the San Diego Public Library.

She was an avid baseball fan (Padres).

She is survived by her husband, Rev. Edward McKnight; son, Terence Murray of San Diego, Calif. and daughter, Tarsha Murray of Houston, Texas; step-children, Dafphne Collins, Delores Kingdom (James) Smith, and Latoya Lawson, all of Alabama; eight grandchildren; brothers, Roosevelt (Laura) Butler, of High Springs, Robert Butler of Louisville, Ky., Walter (Anne) Butler of Flint, Mich. and Alvin (Reese) Butler of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, L. Carol (Moses) Haile of Gainesville, Fla. and Virginia Green of Alachua, Fla.; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Funeral services for Mrs. McKnight will be Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Female Protective Society, Gainesville, Fla. at 3 p.m. with her husband Rev. McKnight, officiating.  Burial will follow in Newnansville Cemetery.  Visitation will be Friday 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Arrangements entrusted to A. Jerome Brown Funeral Home, 1560 NW 1^st Avenue, High Springs, Fla.