Charles Parker Knight, 65, of Tavares , Fla. , died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Leesburg , Fla.

A 1958 Bosse High School graduate and an Army veteran, he was born in Clay , Ky. , on Sept. 27, 1940. His parents, Katherine (Parker) and Charlie T. Knight, both preceded him in death.

Charles and his wife, Annie (Pilgrim), both formerly of Evansville , moved to Florida in 1984. He retired from the Lifestream Behavioral Center , Leesburg, in 2004, and most recently had worked part-time in the lab for the Center.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Penny Rister, a granddaughter, Jo Lynn Spradley, and a great-granddaughter, Justice Spradley, all of Evansville; as well as a stepdaughter, Beth (Dave) Cartwright, and four step-grandchildren, all of Newburgh. A sister, Sara (David) Dixon , also of Evansville , survives, as well as brother- and sister-in-law, Jack and Judy Pilgrim, of Cincinnati , Ohio , and several cousins, nieces and nephews, most of Evansville .

A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, at Steverson, Hamlin and Halbrish Funeral Home in Tavares (32788).

A memorial service will be held at The Methodist Temple in Evansville at a later date. The family requests that memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul 's Church Building Fund, Leesburg; a Hospice; or other charity of your choice.