Jesse Owen Mcknight

Jesse McKnight, 82, of Lake Wales, Florida, and Waynesville, Ohio, passed away of cardiac arrest at The Dove in Lake Wales on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

Jesse was born on November 13, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio and was a winter resident of Saddlebag Lake Resort for 19 years. He was a retired Boilermaker.

He is survived by his wife, Janet, step-children, Jennifer (Gary) Holland of Xenia Ohio, and Jeffrey (Barbara) Brown of Wilmington, Ohio; four grandchildren, Angela (Scott) Blaisdell, Andrea (David) Diviak, Geoffrey Brown and Gina Stone; five great-grandchildren, Timothy, Anthony, Zane, Cierra & Noah; and many loving nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held in Waynesville, Ohio at a later date.