Funeral services for Mrs. Brenda Knight, age 61, of Clayton, TX, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Cocklin and Luther Barnes officiating. Interment will follow in Clayton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Knight passed away on Monday morning, Aug. 13, 2012, at her home in Clayton.

Brenda Gayle Barnes Knight was born on June 8, 1951, in Vivian, LA to Henry Raymond and Aurelia Elaine Berry Barnes. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1969, and attended Panola College where she earned her certification in cosmetology. Mrs. Knight worked as a hairdresser at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home in Carthage for many years. She married Thomas Melvin Knight on March 9, 1973, in Carthage. Mrs. Knight loved riding horses, bowling, and participating in rodeos. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Carthage. Mrs. Knight was preceded in death by her parents.

Mrs. Knight is survived by her husband, Tommy Knight of Clayton; one son, Justin Knight and wife Melissa of Carthage; one granddaughter, Kirsty Dodson; one sister, Judy Simpson of Carthage; one brother, Russell Barnes and wife June of Clayton; sister-in-law, Ann Jones and husband Dale of Carthage; three nieces, Heather Simpson, Heidi Klein, and Gigi Dixon; and two nephews, Trey Barnes and Chris Jones.

Serving as pallbearers are Dale Jones, Chris Jones, Trey Barnes, Chuck Slocum, Brian Butterfield, and Mike Dartez.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.