Bill Charles McKnight was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on May 20, 1951 and departed this life in Stroud, Oklahoma on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the age of 65 years.

Bill was the son of Jack Robert and Lavonna Mayfield McKnight.

He was a resident of Stroud past nine years.

He was in the United States Army where he served in Germany. He was a member of Moose Lodge in Stillwater and he worked at Mercy Marine in Stillwater as a Fork lift Operator.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Survivors include two sisters, Sheila Day and Lujuana Hamilton, both of Stroud, one brother, Tommy Emerson of Tulsa, nieces and nephew, Michelle Beaver, Kevin Day and Julie Day, Melissa Bryant and Jeremiah Bryant, John and Jennifer Tipton and Kristy and James Thompson, sixteen great nieces and nephew, other relatives and friends.

No services are planned at this time.

Arrangements are made under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Stroud.