TYSHE L. MCKNIGHT

Tyshe Lynica McKnight, 20, was born Nov. 14, 1997, in Sumter. She entered eternal rest on Thursday, June 14, 2018.

She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County. She graduated from Sumter High School with honors in 2016. Tyshe was an employee and dedicated worker at Wal-Mart of Sumter County for two years.

She was amazing, cheerful, loving, caring and very outspoken. She definitely kept a smile on the faces of those around her. Her favorite hobbies were drawing and spending time with her family.

Tyshe leaves to cherish her beautiful memories: her mother and best friend, Wanda McKnight, and step father, Toney Dwyer; her father, Andrew (Twanna) Leneau; one sister, Tatiyana Jenkins; her grandmother, Janette (William) Coleman; her uncle, Neal (Melinda) McKnight; two aunts, Franceen Wilson and Nancy Johnson, all of Sumter; a very close cousin and best friend, Kennytra Davis; two nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greater Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Marvin Hodge, pastor, and Apostle Frank E. Perry, eulogist. Burial will follow at the Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

The funeral procession will leave from the home at 10:30 a.m.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 720 B Miller Road, Sumter.

These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home, Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web - www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.