Shirley Knight Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley Knight (Soddy Daisy, Tennessee), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 80, on February 12, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Knight to show support.

She was predeceased by: her husband John Wilson Knight; her parents, Carl Kilgore and Mary Kilgore; her brother-in-law Bobby Joe Harden; her sister Marion; and her brother-in-law Jay Dee Kilgore.

She is survived by: her son Robert "Nick" Chuba (Trinity); her stepchildren, Shane Schleyer (Teresa), Clayton Knight and Leslie Schleyer; her grandchildren, Dalton Chuba, Eden Chuba, Taylor Schleyer (Hannah), Cody Schleyer, Nicole Knight (Austin), Charlie Messina and Stran Dutton; her great grandchildren, Adalyn and Ella Schleyer; and her siblings, Robert Kilgore (Sharon) and Linda Harden.