Tener Knight

March 7, 1939 – September 29, 2016

Instant joy was shared on March 07,1939 in a small town in Mississippi, when two beautiful twin baby girls were born to Napoleon and Katie Mae (Harrison) Hinton. One of the Loving, Kind and Precious, Humanitarians was named Tener and she was the third child born to this union.

Early in life, Tener devoted her life to Christ. She joined and was baptized at Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church in Richton, Mississippi. She attended Richton Colored High School where she graduated in 1958. She studied at Tuskegee College then to Jackson State. In 1960 she went to get a job with Blue Cross Insurance in New York City.

On August 11,1962 she united in holy matrimony with Hershell Knight and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1963. To this union 1 daughter was born, Natalie Serener Knight on January 27, 1966. On June 6, 1966, they moved to La Puente, California and she became a member of St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church under Pastor E. W. McCall, Sr. in 1970.

Tener lived a rich full life, was a genuine person, one who added sweetness, sunshine, joy and brightened the room with her smile and the sound of her laugh was infectious. She helped all the lives she touched. On September 29, 2016 at 11:45 a.m. God called her home to a peaceful rest. “Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

Tener leaves behind to cherish her precious memory, Daughter Natalie Serener Knight-Howard (Leslie) of Riverside, CA, Adopted Daughter Ellen Lee Carter (Lee) Pittsburgh, PA, Step-Daughter Carolyn Jones Conner of Ypsilanti, MI, God-Daughter LaTonya Weston of Kansas City, MO, Sisters Rener Reed (Claude) of West Hempstead, NY, Mahailia Meggs (Joe) of Petal, MS, Candace Alford (John) Jackson, MS, Brother’s Napoleon Hinton, Jr of Chicago, IL, and Roosevelt Sutton of Hattiesburg, MS, Sister-in-Law Marjorie Thomas of Riverside, CA, Brother-in-Law’s Howard Knight (Jestine) of Los Angeles, CA and Levon Knight of Laurel, MS., Grand-children Tajhanna Lanier Eaton, James Lee Boykin, Latez Crawley, Eldon Carneilius Gripper, Ebony Martika Burton, Kenneth Propernick, Leslie Alexandria Howard, Darnell Newman, Donte Carter, Jhasore’ DeMoss, Lemarr Rosales and Keith Walker Jr,, Great-grandchildren, Aveylyn, Marianna, Shawn, Janae, Ayanna, Miranda, Semaj, Isaiah, Kaiana, Keilani, and Kylah, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other family and friends.   

Tener was preceded in death by her loving husband Hershell Knight, parents Napoleon Hinton, Sr., Katie Mae Harrison-Hinton-Cherry, Mother who raised her Lillie A. Sutton, Step-Mother Rubye Hinton, Step-Father Fred Cherry, three children, sister Martha Ann, and brothers Albert, Jack, John L, Estine, William and Melvin. “No it’s not too much for me; No! Really not enough. I love you all. Be strong. I’m happy here with God and others,”
Rest in peace for you patterned your life after Christ and were a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, Aunt, and Friend. You are in Gods’ hands now. We all love you but God loved you best.

Service: will be October 11, 2016  1:00 p.m. at Inland Memorial Hermosa Cemetery, 900 Meridian Ave., Colton, Ca 92324 

CONSOLATION

There is never a day so dreary

But God can make it Bright,

And unto the soul that trust Him,

He givieth songs in the night.

There is never a path so hidden,

If we seek for the Spirit’s guidance

And patiently wait and pray.

There is never a cross so heavy,

But the nail-scarred hands are there

Outstretched in tender compassion

The burden to help us bear.

There is never a heart so broken,

But the loving Lord can heal.

The heart that was pierced on Calvary

Doth still for his loved ones feel.

There is never a life so darkened,

So hopeless and unblessed,

But may be filled with the light of God

And enter His promised rest.

There is never a care or loss,

But that we may bring to Jesus

And leave at the foot of the cross.

Author; Unknown