Viola Beulah (McIntyre) Knight

Viola Beulah (McIntyre) Knight, age 100 and a life-long resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 27th at the Assembly of God Church in Konawa.  Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.  Rev. Steve Lowrance will officiate.  Pallbearers are Don Browder, Joe Abbott, Roger Abbott, Johnny Lee, Arvle Knight, and Larry Watts.  The family will receive guests from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday night. Viola was born on October 27, 1911 in Maxwell, Oklahoma to Buford A. McIntyre and Vinnie (Hinsley) McIntyre.  She graduated from East Central University with a Master of Education, and she taught school in the Konawa area for thirty-four years before retiring in 1976.  She married Floyd Cooper on December 19, 1957.  In Konawa on November 14, 1981, Viola married Arvle Knight. Arvle was the pastor of Konawa Assembly of God Church for approximately forty years.  Viola’s hobbies included sewing, reading, and working in her yard.  She enjoyed going to church where she served for many years as the church secretary.  Her 100th birthday was celebrated at the Assembly of God Church in Konawa in October. She is survived by four nephews, Cloise McIntyre of Clayton, Oddis McIntyre of Clayton, Earnest McIntyre of Paris, Texas, and Jeff Woolwinde of Purcell; one niece, Delora Moore of Midwest City; three step-daughters, Wanda Jones of Tecumseh, Betty King of Ada, and Debra Watts of McAlester; numerous step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Buford and Vinnie McIntyre; her first husband, Floyd Cooper and her second husband, Arvle Knight; two brothers, Edgel McIntyre and Elmer McIntyre; two sisters, Ellen Carriger and Cora Graham; one nephew, Truman McIntyre; one step-granddaughter, Brenda Browder; and one step-great grandson, Benji Knight. Funeral Information: March 27, 2012, 2:00 PM Assembly of God Church in Konawa under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849