Gayle Elizabeth Kniffen: Obituary

Mrs. Gayle Elizabeth Kniffen, age 79, of Game Bird Lane, Murphy passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Union General Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Kniffen was born on January 12, 1940 in Binghamton, NY to the late Agnes Gillespie Lewis and the late Frank L. Lewis. Gayle was a loving and caring wife, mother, sister and grandmother. She loved the mountains and loved all wildlife. She was of the Protestant faith.

Surviving Gayle are her loving husband and best friend of sixty-two years, Charles Kniffen of Murphy; her daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Jon Tokarski of Katy, TX; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Marie Kniffen of Palm Bay, FL, and Richard and Rachelle Kniffen of China, MI; two sisters, Donna Williams of FL and Ila Brown of Hayesville; five grandchildren, Cheyenne, Shannon, Cameron, Brendan and Haley; several nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends.

No services are planned as per Gayle’s wishes. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation in Gayle’s memory.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com