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Donald Lee Knighten, Jr., 52, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, April 04, 2026 at 3:30pm at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1027 71st School Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314.
He is survived by his wife, Avida Knighten of the home; daughters, Blessing Knighten and Davianno Knighten, both of West Palm Beach, FL. His mother, Eva Jacqueline Knighten of Jacksonville, NC; father, Donald Knighten, Sr. of Harlem, NY. Uncle, Theophilus Bernie of Brooklyn, NY; cousin/brothers, Theus Bernie of Brooklyn, NY and Conrad Joshua, Jr. of Harlem, NY; cousin/sisters, Leah Jackson Littlejohn of Houston, TX, Bethany Brown of Snellville, GA, Bithynia Bernie of Harlem, NY, Christopher Jackson of New York, NY and Rebecca Pryor of Columbia, SC.
A viewing will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, April 04, 2026 from 1-3pm.
Arrangements are by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations.
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