Minnie Lou Scoggins Seagraves Knight, age 95, passed away on June 10, 2020, at The Oaks, Scenic View in Baldwin, GA where she had lived for over four years. Minnie was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Reeves B. Seagraves, and her second husband of fourteen years, Denver E. Knight, and all her brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughter Brenda and son-in-law Paul Feldman, granddaughter Paula and David Marion, grandson Robert Feldman, great-grandson Alexander Marion, sister-in-law Pat Seagraves, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Minnie was born on April 11, 1925, to Cynthia Cornelia Wallace and Sampson Scoggins in Madison County GA. Minnie was the youngest child in her family of thirteen brothers and sisters. She grew up there helping her family farm and her mother with the household chores. Her early years were marked by the great depression and the hardships faced by most farming families in the area. Her teen years saw WWII and her marriage to R.B. Seagraves and his absence while he served in the Navy. Like most in the country, she again endured and suffered through the hard times of the war and celebrated when it was finally over. After the war, she and R.B. moved to the Atlanta area and eventually to a home in DeKalb County where they enjoyed helping others through their work in the Baptist Church.
Minnie often worked outside the home and was always one to lend a hand whenever needed. During the war she lived and worked in Winder, GA at a sewing plant. After she and R.B. moved to DeKalb County, she worked at a sewing plant in Atlanta as a seamstress. In her later years, she worked with R.B. in their M & R craft business. She was a quick learner and was very good with her hands in making clothing and quilts.
In September of 2000, Minnie married her second husband Denver Knight and they moved to Banks County where she remained until she had to go into care. They attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Toccoa, GA, and she dearly loved their church family.
For many years Minnie hosted family reunions for the Scoggins / Wallace families where all were welcomed, tales were told, and no one left hungry. Many of her surviving family attended these gatherings and remember her fondly for keeping her family together by hosting them. During her last year she often spoke of “going home to see her parents and her brothers and sisters”, we hope she is enjoying that reunion as well.
Heartfelt thanks are expressed to the staff of The Oaks at Scenic View in Baldwin, GA for the loving care they provided. Special thanks to the hospice caregivers that provided her and her family with comfort and support.
A private family graveside service will be held at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Stockbridge, GA. A service celebrating the life of Minnie Knight will be held at a later date at Whitfield’s Funeral Homes South Chapel.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123
