Mrs. Nellie Wilson Knight, 88, of Broadway passed away peacefully in her home on April 17, 2016.

She was born on August 22, 1927 in Harnett County, the seventh and last child of the late Burrel Brown Wilson and Flora Jane Patterson Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Jefferson Knight, her infant son Jefferson Brown Knight, her sister Mary Frances Wilson Watterson and her five brothers: Waylon, Robert, Gordon, Warren and Walton Wilson. She is survived by 15 nieces and nephews and their families.

Nellie graduated from Boone Trail High School where she played basketball, and carried her zeal for the game throughout her life. She loved flowers, sunsets, birds, walking, nature and a good laugh. Her work experience included Koury Company and Moen Company.

The family would like to express their great appreciation and admiration for the hospice staff who helped care for Nellie in 2013 and again in recent weeks. For two years, she was lovingly cared for in her home by devoted caregivers including Meghan Bezuidenhout, Phyllis Clark, Tiffany Glosson and her niece, Gloria Watterson Foster.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the Holly Springs Baptist Church fellowship hall, followed by a celebration of Nellie's life in the sanctuary at 3:00 PM with Rev. Scott Yow and Rev. Jerry Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Joseph Vardell and Mary Wilson Watterson Endowed Scholarship Trust at Campbell University in care of Holly Springs Baptist Church, 385 Holly Springs Church Rd., Broadway, NC 27505.