Norman L. KnightOf Des Moines, IowaNorman Knight, 83, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Wesley Acres Retirement Community in Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 19th at Trinity/Las Americas United Methodist Church, 1548 8th St., Des Moines.Norman was born on April 11, 1934 in Baldwin, Kansas to Clifford C. and Elsie Levina Knight. Norman graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1958 and from Garrett Evangelical Seminary in 1967 and also pursued post graduate work at St Paul School of Theology. Ordained a deacon in West Michigan in 1967 and an elder in South Iowa in 1967, he served Edwardsburg- Smith Chapel in Michigan, Tinley Park Methodist Church in Illinois, West Burlington-Oak Grove Methodist Church, Minburn Methodist Church, Epworth United Methodist Church in Council Bluffs, Valley United Methodist Church in West Des Moines, and Mt Vernon United Methodist Church.While in Burlington, Norman worked in advertising copy layout for the Burlington Hawkeye and enjoyed participating in five musicals with the Southeastern Community College Theater Department. He also enjoyed riding in five RAGBRAIs across Iowa.Norman is survived by his wife, Doris; his daughter Katherine (Gerald) Bolinger in Des Moines, his daughter Terilyn (Mike) Johnston in Auburn Washington, his daughter Kaye (Bob) Kanne in Juneau Alaska, his daughter Karen (Roy) Stotlar in Burlington Iowa, his daughter Kelli (Rod) Belden in rural Madrid Iowa, his son Karl (Lucy) Kanne in Council Bluffs Iowa, twenty grandchildren, twenty-eight great grandchildren, and his brother Richard Knight in Lynnwood Washington.Memorial contributions may be directed to Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church or Wesley Acres Retirement Community.