Suran McKnight, 48, of Goodyear passed away July 12, 2011 in Goodyear. She was born March 6, 1963 in Van Nuys, CA to Arthur and Geraldine Carr. Suran married James Robert McKnight February 20, 1986. They moved to Arizona in 1990. Among her many accomplishments, she was an Emergency Medical Technician for Buckeye Valley Fire District, a security guard, a bartender, and a wonderful gardener and homemaker for her children.
Suran is survived by her husband James McKnight, her daughters Tonya and Francesca, her sons James II, Shawn, and Keshawn, her mother Geraldine, her sister Carmen, her brothers Mark and Matt, and 6 grandchildren.
Visitation for Suran is scheduled for Friday, July 15, 2011 at 10:00am at Thompson’s Valley West Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchdfield Rd., Goodyear, AZ, with the funeral service to begin at 11:00am. Burial will follow at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona 23029 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, AZ. Memorials may be made in her honor to the American Diabetes Association at diabetes.org.