Ernie Knight
February 20, 1932 ~ December 8, 2014
Ernie Knight, 82, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 at Owensboro Place. He was born February 20, 1932 in Daviess County, KY to the late Ernest and Catherine Knight. He worked at Ideal Milk Company for twenty years and was a U.S. Army veteran. He coached baseball for over fifty years and took a Babe Ruth team by train to the 1958 World Series in Vancouver British Columbia. In 2004, Mr. Knight was recognized by Owensboro Parks and Recreation with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Aside from his parents he is preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Knight and Bobby Knight, two sisters, Patsy Craft and Helen Keith and a grandson, Ben Knight.
Surviving are three sons, Butch (Dorothy) Knight of Owensboro, Steve (Donna) Knight of Sevierville, TN and Mike (Pam) Knight of Owensboro; four grandchildren, Geoff (Maria) Knight, Josh Knight, Luke Knight and Amanda Napper; one great grandson, Cameron Daugherty, longtime companion, Margaret Roberts and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home and from 12 to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Sorry to hear about your loss.Ernie was truly one of a kind and anybody that new him new that the kids that played for him learned more than baseball.He will be truly missed
Sorry to hear about Mr. Knight. My Thoughts and Prayers are with the Family and Friends of Mr. Knight
Mike, Pam, Donna and Steve and Butch,
So sorry for your loss and that I will be unable to attend Uncle Ernies funeral. I thought a lot of him and loved him.
I know Johnda and Shanna and Roger will be there and I would imagine Scott and Joyce.
I hope
Lit a candle in memory of Ernie Knight
Coach Ernie n I go along way back as coach n as friend n of course horse race
buddies truly owensboro has lost a legend my condolence to family
Coach Ernie you where the best I shall say. You put so much effort into me as a baseball player in 12 and under. You taught me to stand up for myself, and taught me to strive through any problem. You help me to become an outstanding ball player, and that
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.
Ernie was a great man and coach he will be greatly missed R.I.P.say hi to Jesse we all love you
What a great man the owensboro community has lost…Ernie knight taught me how to play baseball…he was my coach for three of the greatest years of my life…but he was much more than a coach to me…he was a mentor…a father figure…a safe haven for m
My sincere sympathy to Ernie’s many friends and family. Great guy, great coach, great lover of the game.
I just played for him for a few weeks as a member of a 13 year-old all-star team (1966?), but through the years, he would always greet me by name.