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Giles Morgan Dennis Knight

Date of Death: October 21, 2019

Date of Birth: June 25, 1935

Biography:

Giles Morgan Dennis Knight—Cumberland Foreside—Giles Morgan Dennis Knight, 84, of York Ledge Drive, Cumberland Foreside passed away on October 21, 2019 at Cumberland Foreside ME while surrounded by his loving family. Morgan was born in Philadelphia PA on June 25, 1935, son of the late Charles Morgan and Beverly Knight. Morgan graduated from the Phelps School and Penn State University and served honorably in the US Army as an Artillery Surveyor in Europe post World War II. He was a member of the Cumberland Lions Club and the Cumberland Historical Society. For many years he took a lead role in coordinating the Memorial Day Parade and was often seen on the sidelines making sure the celebration and memorial services went off without a hitch. Morgan is survived by his loving wife Mary Jane Knight, their son Morgan Knight and wife Dawn of Seattle, WA and their daughter Whitney Anderson and her husband Matthew of Freeport, his sister Mary Beverly Sullivan and her husband John, and grandchildren Garrett Knight and Clifford, Allison and Beverly Anderson. The family has decided to hold a private Celebration of Life and internment at a later date. Charitable donations can be made in his name to the Lions Club of Cumberland Center, 290 Tuttle Road, Cumberland ME 04021.