Johnnie Raymond McKnight

Johnnie Raymond McKnight, 92, of Mt. Vernon passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born May 3, 1934, in Carterville, the son of Breece Frank and Ida May (Blackburn) McKnight. He was a 1952 graduate of Carterville High School in Carterville, and was a United States Navy veteran.

He worked for Atlas Powder Company and was a home builder. He was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Carthage. On Sept. 18, 1992, he married Cora Ann Garner, in Miami, Okla. She preceded him in death on Dec. 6, 2011. 

McKnight is survived by two stepsons, Delmar Clevenger and his wife, Janelle, and David Clevenger and his wife, Kelly, all of Joplin, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Cora; one son, Johnnie McKnight; one daughter, Lori Kent; one sister and two brothers, Frank and Clarence McKnight.

A private burial will be held at Carterville Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.