 1926 - 2012 (86 years)
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| Name |
Kniffen, Murray Allen [1, 2] |
| Born |
22 Jan 1926 |
Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, USA  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
28 Apr 2012 |
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA [2] |
| Died |
28 Apr 2012 |
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA [3] |
| Buried |
Bellerive Heritage Gardens, Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA [2] |
| Person ID |
I62506 |
Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sackett (b. 1718) |
| Last Modified |
28 Feb 2021 |
| Father |
Kniffen, Arthur Leroy Sr., b. 18 Oct 1893, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA , d. 9 May 1972 (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Paddock, Marie Lapriel, b. 16 Dec 1902, Union, Union County, Oregon, USA , d. 13 Apr 1976 (Age 73 years) |
| Children |
5 children |
| + | 1. Kniffen, Arthur L.eroy Jr., b. 12 May 1923, Piper, Fergus County, Montana, USA , d. 10 Feb 2009 (Age 85 years) | | + | 2. Kniffen, Donald Merritt Sr., b. 5 Jan 1925, Tyndall, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA , d. 11 Apr 2000, Branchburg Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA (Age 75 years) | | + | 3. Kniffen, Murray Allen, b. 22 Jan 1926, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, USA , d. 28 Apr 2012, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years) | | + | 4. Kniffen, Edna Mary, b. 13 Feb 1928, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, USA , d. 16 Sep 2015, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA (Age 87 years) | | + | 5. Living |
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| Family ID |
F25487 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 22 Jan 1926 - Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, USA |
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 | Residence - 28 Apr 2012 - Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA |
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| Died - 28 Apr 2012 - Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA |
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 | Buried - - Bellerive Heritage Gardens, Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA |
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- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 26 Feb 2021.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), 14 Apr 1976, Page 30
Kniffen
KNIFFEN, MARIE L. (nee Paddock), Tues., April 13, 1976, dear wife of the late Arthur L. Kniffen Sr., dear mother of Arthur L. Jr., Donald M., Murray A., Jason E. Kniffen and Mrs. Dalton Benson (nee Edna Kniffen), dear sister of Nina Alexander, Ruth Bell, Mary Stiles, Fred Paddock and Charles Paddock, our dear mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister-in-law, aunt and cousin.
Mrs. Kniffen at the BOPP Chapel, 10610 Manchester rd., Kirkwood. Visitation 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thurs. Funeral Fri., 1:30 p.m. at the Webster Groves Christian Church, 1320 W. Lockwood. Interment Hiram Memorial Park. Mrs. Kniffen was a member of Kirkwood Chapter No. 358 O.E.S. O.E.S. service Thurs. 8 p.m.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 28 Feb 2021.
Memorial ID 89397448
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89397448
Murray Allen Kniffen
Birth 22 Jan 1926
Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, USA
Death 28 Apr 2012 (aged 86)
St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Bellerive Heritage Gardens
Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Born January 22, 1926, in Lewistown, Montana, to Arthur L. and Marie L. (nee Paddock) Kniffen, and entered into rest, Saturday, April 28, 2012, at his residence, in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 86 years, 3 months and 6 days.
He is preceded in death by his parents and two (2) siblings, Arthur Kniffen and Donald Kniffen.
He is survived by his wife, Jennell (nee Edwards) Kniffen, of St. Louis, Missouri, (Married January 15, 1959), three (3) children, Douglas (Elizabeth) Kniffen, of Warrenton, Missouri, Grant (Donita) Kniffen, of O'Fallon, Missouri and Christine Kniffen, of St. Louis, Missouri, four (4) grandchildren, Lyra, Leo, Caleb and Leah, two (2) siblings, Edna (Dalton) Benson, of Nebraska and Jason (Mary) Kniffen, of Kirkwood, Missouri, and many other relatives and friends.
Murray was past president of several organizations including the Missouri Appraisal Institute, the St. Charles County Real Estate Board and the Missouri Right of Way Association. Additionally, he was a proud Scout Master, member of the Gideons and served in the United States Navy in World War II. He is fondly remembered and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1018] Obituary (Reliability: 3), 27 Feb 2021.
Fremont Tribune (Fremont, ), 17 Sep 2015
https://fremonttribune.com/news/local/obituaries/edna-benson/article_7180dfa2-9962-53e4-8e39-8f5866d4bfa2.html
Edna Benson
Edna M. Benson, 87, of Fremont died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at Fremont Health Medical Center in Fremont.
Edna was born in Lewistown, Mont., on Feb. 13, 1928, to Arthur and Marie (Paddock) Kniffen.
She was raised in Lewistown until the age of 8. She lived in Tyndall, S.D., Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Lincoln. She was a 1945 graduate of Rock Rapids High School. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1950 with a degree in home economics and child development. She was a home economist for Central Electric and Gas in Lincoln. Edna married Dalton Benson in Lincoln on April 26, 1953. They moved to Fremont in 1959.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Fremont, Hannah Circle at First Baptist, Fremont Midland Entertainment Series and was an officer and board member for them for more than 40 years. She was a former girls? 4-H leader and Girl Scout leader. She taught Sunday school for several years and enjoyed traveling.
She is survived by her husband, Dalton; sons, Merritt (and wife, Margaret) Benson of Casper, Wyo., and Reed (and wife, Mindy) Benson of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughters, Lorrie Benson of Lincoln and Marlys (and husband, Thomas) Golatz of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother, Jason Kniffen of St. Louis; three grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Arthur Kniffen, Don Kniffen, and Murray Kniffen; and son-in-law, Robert Belson.
The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Fremont. The Revs. Leland Foreman and Scott Cady will officiate. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.
Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church in Fremont, the Fremont Midland Entertainment Series, and Low Income Ministries in Fremont.
Online condolences may be left at www.mosermemorialchapels.com.
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