Carol & Ed Knight
July 14, 1948 ~ October 29, 2020
Carol Rose Knight, 72, died on Thursday, October 29, 2020, and Edward Henry Knight, 74, died on Thursday, November 5, 2020. Memorial Services to be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial to be at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Service attendees are asked to wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines.
A livestream of the service will be available for those unable to attend. See the tribute wall for more details.
Surviving family members include four generations: children, Tammy (Kevin) Leyse, Christine Bailey(Mike Young), Victor Knight, Kim Knight and Heather Knight; nine grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; siblings, Mary (Fred) Scheffler, Barb (Roger) Miller, Pat (Jim) Evans, Ron (Deb) Crippen, Don (Joan) Crippen, Roger Crippen, Deb (Gary) Bute, Glory Kaegbein , Sheila Goad, Shawn Crippen(Leif Kvidahl), and John (Karen) Carstensen; and stepmother, Phyllis Crippen.
Carol was born July 17, 1948 in Elkport, Iowa, the daughter of Harry Jr. and Leaneta (Portwine) Crippen. On November 24, 1966, she married Edward Knight. She retired from Souvenir Pen and Pencil. Carol loved spending time with her family and was the oldest of 11 children. She was very proud to remind her siblings of that. Our mom had a great sense of humor and loved joking and teasing. Even though it often backfired, she was a great sport. She enjoyed listening to Elvis, country music, embroidering, painting and coloring. She also enjoyed watching her favorite race car driver, Jimmie Johnson. Carol had a beautiful smile and a laugh that will always be remembered.
She was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter, Georgia Venetta Hennessey; her mothers' companion, John Moore; brother-in-law, Vernon Goad; and son-in-law, Rick Bailey.
Edward was born September 24, 1946, in Cedar Rapids; the son of Ellsworth and Ruth Knight. He was the oldest of four siblings. He retired from National Oats and was then self-employed for many years. Our dad enjoyed fishing, old westerns, working on cars, and junking. But most of all, he loved spending time with his wife.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings, John Knight, Tom Knight, and Ruth Topping.
The family would like to say 'Thank-You' to the staff at Hospice of Mercy, Mercy Medical Center, and St. Luke's Hospital.
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I remember my grandparents very well I miss them alot I remember my grandpa humor and smart jokes he would always make me laugh and smile I remember he would always complain about food prices going up i would always spend 3 dollars for bread he would get the 99 cent bread and I would always say grandpa why is this bread so dry he said I’m cheap lol I miss him alot think about them all the time day-and-night my and my grandma would always go to the candy store and listen to Elvis presley music and classic country sometime we would have a day out to have fun my favorite movie was Monsters inc I would call her badalax and she would Tease me with her false teeth lol but I love them both hope we meet again one day in heaven I bet you having fun up there with Elvis until we meet again may God bless you see you in heaven someday love cody