Former Educator, Journalist, Arts Community Leader, Lori Elaine Knight Stiles, Passes Away at Age of 50
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on January 14, 2022
Lori Elaine Knight Stiles, 50, of North View, passed away on January 5, 2022, at Berkeley Medical Center, with her immediate family by her 
side and her extended family there in spirit.
side and her extended family there in spirit.
Lori was the dearly loved spouse of Michael Stiles. She was the adored mother of Emma Elaine Stiles (11), and the much-loved daughter of Larry Knight and Virginia Horne-Knight of Clarksburg, WV.
Born on January 6, 1971, in Clarksburg, WV, Lori was a corporate trainer, an educator, a freelance photographer, and finally a stay-at-home parent. She also worked in the sports department for the Clarksburg Exponent in high school and college. She was also the proud “Drama Mama” of the Musselman High School Theatre Program, where her husband served as director.
She is survived by her husband, Michael Wayne; their daughter, Emma Elaine; and her parents, Larry Knight and Ginny Horne Knight. She will be fondly remembered by the many family members, found family, friends, former students, coworkers, and colleagues, all of whom will miss her smile, generosity, intelligence, wit, beauty of spirit, kindnesses, and sense of humor.
Family received friends in Berkeley County on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at the Brown Funeral Home South Berkeley Chapel in Inwood.
An additional visitation is scheduled for Friday, January 14 at the Evangel Baptist Church, 553 E. Main St. in Bridgeport, West Virginia, from 11 a.m. to noon. The funeral service will follow at noon with Pastor Jeffery Ramsey officiating. Additional information can be obtained on the website of Brown Funeral Homes, Martinsburg, WV, at brownfuneralhomeswv.com.
The family requests that masks be worn at all services by everyone attending.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the college fund of Lori’s daughter, Emma. This can be done online at gofund.me/e5f46e80 or by mailing a donation to Emma Stiles’ Education Account, c/o City National Bank, 142 Sader Drive, Inwood, WV 25428.
