Ferral Knight Ferral H. “Stormy” Knight, 83, of Woodruff passed away on Jan. 19, 2022, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 9 to 9:45 a.m. followed by services at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 7791 Woodruff Road in Woodruff. A graveside service will be held at 11:45 a.m. at the Woodruff Cemetery. Ferral was born on Nov. 15, 1938, in St. George, Utah, to Jesse Victor and Martha Vilate Knight. He was the fourth of six children and grew up roaming the hills of Mesquite, Nevada. Ferral graduated from high school and attended college in Cedar City, Utah, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and later received a Masters. Ferral served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Western Canada/Alaska Mission. He married Mary Alice Farnsworth on July 12, 1961, in the St. George, Utah Temple. He taught for the Holbrook School District for 29 years and then worked for the Petrified Forest National Park for 20 years. Ferral volunteered for various organizations, such as BSA, Navajo County Fair Commission, Arizona Educators Association and the Holbrook Unified School District Governing Board. He was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings. Ferral married Kathy Owens on July 4, 2013, and became “Papa” to her grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; sisters, Rose Ann Shaver and Melba Sylvester; children, Mary Kaye (Mike) Hall, Laurie Jones, Edi (Ron) Ulloa, Newel (Nola) Knight, Jeff (Theresa) Knight, Dyonne (Jorge) Pimienta, Galen (Shannon) Knight, Cory (Amanda) Knight; 27 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Alice; daughter, Darlene; parents and siblings.
