Jean Barr McKnight Obituary

The memory of Jean Barr McKnight (Kingstree, South Carolina), who passed away on September 2, 2025 at the age of 94, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Farthen Barr and Janie Sampson Barr Cooper; her husband Eddie McKnight; her son Jerold McKnight; and her siblings, Willie Barr, Herbert Lee Barr, Farthen Barr, Virgil Cooper and Ruby Cooper.

She is survived by: her brother Calvin Cooper (Sandra); her children, Jeannine McKnight-Tolson (Harold) of Lake City, SC and Edward McKnight (Chevalier) of Lake City, SC; her grandchildren, Sarah McKnight Brown (Jabari), Bianca Evans of Lake City, SC, Mi'Yonnie Brown, Donta Brown of Lake City, SC and Robert Johnson of New York; and her great grandchildren, Jabari Brown, Jr., Sarai Brown and K'lyn Jeffery of Lake City, SC. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.