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Lavonn Meier McKnight © Enid News and Eagle 11-08-2016 Submitted by: Glenn
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A celebration of the life of Lavonn Meier McKnight, 80, Enid, is 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Enid, with the Rev. Randy Mitchell officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid. The service is under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home of Enid.
Lavonn was born Dec. 27, 1935, to Troy and Lorene Stewart and passed away Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 in Enid. Lavonn was raised on a farm near Omega, with her sister, Joy, and two brothers, Troy ("Cap") and Ronnie. She graduated from Omega High School in 1954, and subsequently from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. In 1955, she married John Ted Meier and they had a son, Mike. The family lived in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and in Woodward before settling in Alva, where John Ted was a professor at Northwestern. John Ted passed away in 1972 when Mike was only 16 years old. Lavonn went to work for Alva Public Schools to support herself and her son. They moved later to Enid and she worked as a psychometrist for the Regional Education Service Center. In 1970, she was hired as the principal at Garber Elementary School. She subsequently became principal of Chisholm Elementary School in 1981, and was then the principal of the combined Chisholm Elementary and Chisholm Junior High Schools, a position she held until her retirement in 1991.
Lavonn married Richard McKnight in 1984 and they traveled the world together.
When she was in Enid, Lavonn volunteered for many organizations, as well as privately helping many others. She was a driving force behind and the first director of Enid Lights Up The Plains for Main Street Enid, served on the Board of Directors of RSVP for many years and as its president multiple terms, and served on the board of The Child Advocacy Council where as chair of its fundraising committee she was instrumental in establishing its annual fundraising luncheon. She was a past trustee of the Oklahoma Conference of The United Methodist Church, a former vice president of Chautauqua, and past president of the Hoe and Grow Garden Club. She was a past board member of Garfield County Community Development Association, and a volunteer for the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center.
Lavonn was a tireless volunteer for the First United Methodist Church in Enid, where she and Dick worshipped. She served as a communion steward, organizer of bereavement meals, Sanctuary Guild member, chair of the Christmas Decorations Committee, and a Stephen's Minister. At the time of her passing, she was a board member of the United Way where she served on the Pillar's Committee, a member of the First United Methodist Church Council, a member of and past president of United Methodist Women of First Church Enid, and a member of P.E.O. Chapter DO, where she was a past president and currently served as treasurer. In 1995, Lavonn was named Oklahoma Department of Commerce's Main Street Board Member of the Year. In 1997, she was named Enid YWCA's Woman of the Year, and was also a recipient of Channel 5's "Five Who Care" volunteer awards. In 2011, Lavonn was a finalist for the Pillar of the Plains Award in Enid.
Lavonn was an avid OKC Thunder fan and followed OU's football and basketball teams. She never missed one of her grandsons' athletic games in high school or college.
Lavonn was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Cap.
She is survived by her husband, Dick, of the home; her son, Mike Meier along with his wife, Joy, of Alva; her grandson, Tyler and Erin Meier, along with their twin babies, Vonn Lynn and Sloan Greta, of Edmond; her grandson, Trevor and Kenzi Meier and their children, Tinley Grace and Kellan John, of Mustang; her stepdaughter, Meg and husband, Chip Potter and their children, Grant, Claire and Grace, of Naperville, Ill.; her stepson, Doug McKnight, of Greensboro, N.C.; her sister, Joy and husband, Aaron Clovis, of Yukon; her brother, Ronnie and wife, Mary Sue Stewart, of Watonga; her sister-in-law, Mary McKnight Williams, of Wichita, Kan.; her sister-in-law, Rosemary Winters, of Loyal; and numerous nieces and nephews, along with many friends.
Memorials may be made to The First United Methodist Church of Enid, RSVP or United Way.
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