KNIGHT, Miriam Lois (nee LAKE) - It is with great sadness, that we announce the passing of Miriam Lois Knight (nee Lake), who died peacefully beside her husband Lloyd George Knight, in the early morning hours on August 5, 2019, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in Toronto, on July 2, 1936, Miriam was married to Lloyd for over 62 years.
Sister to Faith Baker (Mel) and Hope Surmanski (Steve, deceased), she is lovingly remembered by her sons Peter and Stephen and her daughter Terri Morse (Robert) and grandchildren Kristen Murphy (Dan), Bradley (Evelyn) and Matthew (Natalie).
Miriam had a great love for small children, especially her great-grandchildren Abigael and Theodore.
A resident of Stouffville since 1993, Miriam was co-owner and bookkeeper for the family business Round Table Associates Productions.
Miriam had a deep faith in her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and attended Islington Baptist Church, The Peoples Church, Markham Missionary Church and Unionville Alliance Church, as well as faithfully accompanying her soloist husband to his gospel concerts across the continent.
During the past few years, she often spoke of wanting to "go to heaven", and now she has cheerfully arrived there to spend eternity.
Friends and family are invited to attend a Celebration of Life service for Miriam at Unionville Alliance Church, 4898 16th Avenue (west of Kennedy Road), Markham, Ontario, on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will follow.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation https://mshf.on.ca/ whose Palliative Care team provided compassionate assistance to Miriam throughout OR in support of Derek and Bonnie Burnett (missionaries to Thailand) care of Unionville Alliance Church https://uachome.org/give.
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