Tommie Knight

Tommie Lou Waldroop Knight, of Asheboro, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, NC, with Rev. Phillip Biggs, Rev. Roger Hutchins, Rev Matt Hutchins, and Rev. Mike White officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park. Ms. Knight was born September 27, 1931, in Macon Co., NC. After her mother, Ollie Etta Waldroop, passed away, Ms. Knight was raised by her grandmother, Nancy Vandora Burch. She went to Allison Watts School and later went back to school to obtain her G.E.D. She has been a member of Cartoochaye Baptist Church since 1940 and had worked at Arrow International / Teleflex and Walmart. She loved Jesus, sewing, crocheting and reading. She was preceded in death by her children, James Howard Knight, Iva Gail Hutchins; grandson, Joseph Roger Hutchins; brothers, Belton Waldroop, Edward Waldroop, James Waldroop, Jesse Waldroop; and sister, Ann Anderson. Survivors include her daughter, Debbie Stanley (Ricky) of Randleman; son, Jessie Edward Knight (Sandra) of Ramseur; sister-in-law, Dorothy "Dot" Waldroop of Franklin; 12 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews, friends and former coworkers. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Asheboro, NC.