Paul Knight
May 22, 1926 ~ September 1, 2015 (age 89) 89 Years OldShare using:
“The last words of P.B.K.” Mr. Paul Knight of Hampton passed away Tuesday morning, September 1, 2015, at the Hampton Regional Medical Center in Varnville.
Paul was born May 22, 1926, in South Georgia, moved to Florida at the age of 6 and was raised in Gainesville, Florida. At age 17, he joined the United States Navy and served two years in World War II on a submarine.
He was a graduate of the University of Florida, and worked for thirty-three years for Southern Bell Telephone Company as a Division Constriction Manager in Jacksonville and Miami. He retired in 1981 and moved to a lake home in Central Florida for twelve years. He and his wife, Polly, traveled each summer and visited all forty-eight states and most of Canada. Two whole summers were spent in Alaska.
In June of 1991, Paul came to Hampton deer hunting, fell in love with the area, and purchased a two hundred forty-one acre farm in Pond Town where he raised deer, turkeys, and pine trees. Two years later they purchased a beautiful home designed and built by Will Cox and settled down. Preacher Tommy Kelly and Paul became hunting buddies for over twenty years.
Paul has been a Baptist all of his life and supported all of the churched he attended. Also, Paul and his wife have supported the Billy Graham Ministry for over twenty-five years.
He and his wife, Polly, formed a group of concerned citizens for the betterment of the people in the area. The worked on many projects but their number one project was the closing of the Medical Waste Incinerator, which was polluting the air, water and ground in Hampton. It took two and a half years of their work plus the Lord’s help.
Surviving are: his wife of forty-two years, Polly; a son, Calvin Webb and his wife Denise; a grandson, Calvin Webb, III; and two granddaughters, Victoria and Olivia Webb of Miami, Florida.
A memorial celebration of his life will be conducted 11 o’clock Saturday morning, September 5, 2015, from Varnville First Baptist Church, 165 East Palmetto Avenue, Varnville. The Reverend Dr. Thomas H. Kelly, Jr. officiating.
The family will receive friends prior to the funeral ceremony beginning at 10 o’clock that morning in the church sanctuary.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be directed in his memory to: Varnville First Baptist Church Youth Center Fund, Post Office Box 306, Varnville, South Carolina 29944
Arrangements by: THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOME, VARNVILLE-HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, 803.943.5016. Visit the registry online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.