PARSONSBURG - Vernon Hastings McKnight, Jr., died on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, peacefully at home. Born in Elkton, he was the son of the late Dr. Vernon and Helen McKnight. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Campbell Soup Co. in 1992, where he worked as an accountant. He is survived by his daughters, Candace McKnight Johnson, of Parsonsburg and Cynthia M. Hentschel, of Eden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years, Betty M. McKnight; and his sisters, Helen Louise Moffitt and Virgina Lilly. Services will be held privately.Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury.