Mrs. Sharon McCollum Knight

Sharon Alice McCollum Knight, 65, of Albany, GA, died Monday July 24, 2017 at her residence surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2017, 3:00 p.m. at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church. Reverend Robert Green and Leigh Ann Raynor will officiate. Visitation for friends and family begins 1:30pm at Porterfield. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Born in Bainbridge, GA, Mrs. Knight has resided in Albany, Ga since her marriage to Collins Knight III in 1978. She graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1969 then attended Georgia Southwestern State University. She worked at the Georgia Department of Labor and Engineering & Equipment Company. Sharon was a board member of American Cancer Society and lead the cancer support group and participated with the Meals on Wheels program at Porterfield Methodist Church where she was a member. Sharon was a member of the Charity League of Albany. Sharon took great pride in making memories with her husband, daughters, granddaughters and cherished friends. She could often be found walking her beloved dog “Lucy” and gardening around her home. At age 37 Sharon was diagnosed with LeioMyoSarcoma cancer. By God's amazing grace she shared her inspiring story to give others hope for over 28 years. She proclaimed "Life is about choices, and I choose to turn this negative into something positive. It has been an opportunity for growth. Growth is not always about getting what we want, but it is about being conformed to the image of Christ in which we become the men and women we have the potential to be." In 2012 Sharon’s daughter, Tina, founded an event called Polo in the Pines to honor her mother’s dream of funding cancer research. After four successful years the Sharon McCollum Knight, Polo in the Pines, Pediatric Cancer Research Fund was established on May 3, 2017 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to honor her mother’s legacy of giving. She was preceded in death by her parents Willie B. McCollum and Frances Louise McCollum along with her brothers Joe McCollum and Glenn McCollum. Survivors include her husband, Collins Knight, two daughters: Tina Fowler (Matt) of Suwannee , GA and Cathie Chandler (Chad) of Albany, GA.; grandchildren: Morgan Fowler, Collins Chandler, and Carson Chandler; along with a sister Jan Barber and her husband, Curtis, of Roanoke, VA. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make memorials in memory of Sharon McCollum Knight to Polo in the Pines (An nonprofit charity event to support Pediatric Cancer Research at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta), 5174 McGinnis Ferry Road #110, Alpharetta, GA, 30005.

Mrs. Sharon McCollum Knight

November 10, 1951 - July 24, 2017