Mrs. McKnire, 77, of Lewiston, Dies
LEWISTON - Funeral for Mrs. Frances McKnire, 77, Lewiston, who died Monday afternoon in St. Joseph's Hospital after a three-week illness, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Creel-Newton-Retz Funeral Home.
The Rev. J. Wilson Branstetter will officiate. Burial will be in the Lewiston Cemetery. Mrs. McKnire was born Sep. 14, 1886, at Morgantown, W. Va., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chipps. She was married there to Edward McKnire in 1911.
They homesteaded east of Grass Range in 1913. Mr. McKnire died in 1933. Mrs. McKnire was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Surviving are two son, Ralph of Thermopolis, Wyo., and Vester of Great Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Edna Stevens of Billings; three brothers, Harrison Chipps of East Canton, Ohio, and Thornton and Charles, both of Morgantown; one sister, Mrs. Linnie Phillips of Morgantown, 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
article printed in The Billings Gazette on pg 18 on 8 April 1964
1st marriage Ulysses Grant Hart m: 25 November 1899 W.V. two children
Gilbert Hart 5 Nov 1903 - 25 Nov 1903
French Howard Hart 20 April 1906 - 15 April 1970
2nd marriage Edward Stanton McKnire (also known as Edward Stanton Brown)about 1914 -
three children
Mary Ann "Edna" McKnire (Stevens) 18 June 1916 - 23 Feb 1993
Ralph E McKnire 27 June 1918 - 24 March 1982
Vester McKnire 10 Feb 1920 - 11 June 1972
3rd marriage Asa Lewis Carpenter m: 9 Sep 1926 Montana
4th marriage Clarence LeRoy Frisbee m: 8 Mar 1944 Montana -
Divorced 10 Feb 1948 in Montana.
Contributor: KLeeWheeler (49046965)
LEWISTON - Funeral for Mrs. Frances McKnire, 77, Lewiston, who died Monday afternoon in St. Joseph's Hospital after a three-week illness, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Creel-Newton-Retz Funeral Home.
The Rev. J. Wilson Branstetter will officiate. Burial will be in the Lewiston Cemetery. Mrs. McKnire was born Sep. 14, 1886, at Morgantown, W. Va., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chipps. She was married there to Edward McKnire in 1911.
They homesteaded east of Grass Range in 1913. Mr. McKnire died in 1933. Mrs. McKnire was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Surviving are two son, Ralph of Thermopolis, Wyo., and Vester of Great Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Edna Stevens of Billings; three brothers, Harrison Chipps of East Canton, Ohio, and Thornton and Charles, both of Morgantown; one sister, Mrs. Linnie Phillips of Morgantown, 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
article printed in The Billings Gazette on pg 18 on 8 April 1964
1st marriage Ulysses Grant Hart m: 25 November 1899 W.V. two children
Gilbert Hart 5 Nov 1903 - 25 Nov 1903
French Howard Hart 20 April 1906 - 15 April 1970
2nd marriage Edward Stanton McKnire (also known as Edward Stanton Brown)about 1914 -
three children
Mary Ann "Edna" McKnire (Stevens) 18 June 1916 - 23 Feb 1993
Ralph E McKnire 27 June 1918 - 24 March 1982
Vester McKnire 10 Feb 1920 - 11 June 1972
3rd marriage Asa Lewis Carpenter m: 9 Sep 1926 Montana
4th marriage Clarence LeRoy Frisbee m: 8 Mar 1944 Montana -
Divorced 10 Feb 1948 in Montana.
Contributor: KLeeWheeler (49046965)
Mrs. McKnire, 77, of Lewiston, Dies
LEWISTON - Funeral for Mrs. Frances McKnire, 77, Lewiston, who died Monday afternoon in St. Joseph's Hospital after a three-week illness, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Creel-Newton-Retz Funeral Home.
The Rev. J. Wilson Branstetter will officiate. Burial will be in the Lewiston Cemetery. Mrs. McKnire was born Sep. 14, 1886, at Morgantown, W. Va., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chipps. She was married there to Edward McKnire in 1911.
They homesteaded east of Grass Range in 1913. Mr. McKnire died in 1933. Mrs. McKnire was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Surviving are two son, Ralph of Thermopolis, Wyo., and Vester of Great Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Edna Stevens of Billings; three brothers, Harrison Chipps of East Canton, Ohio, and Thornton and Charles, both of Morgantown; one sister, Mrs. Linnie Phillips of Morgantown, 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
article printed in The Billings Gazette on pg 18 on 8 April 1964
1st marriage Ulysses Grant Hart m: 25 November 1899 W.V. two children
Gilbert Hart 5 Nov 1903 - 25 Nov 1903
French Howard Hart 20 April 1906 - 15 April 1970
2nd marriage Edward Stanton McKnire (also known as Edward Stanton Brown)about 1914 -
three children
Mary Ann "Edna" McKnire (Stevens) 18 June 1916 - 23 Feb 1993
Ralph E McKnire 27 June 1918 - 24 March 1982
Vester McKnire 10 Feb 1920 - 11 June 1972
3rd marriage Asa Lewis Carpenter m: 9 Sep 1926 Montana
4th marriage Clarence LeRoy Frisbee m: 8 Mar 1944 Montana -
Divorced 10 Feb 1948 in Montana.
Contributor: KLeeWheeler (49046965)
LEWISTON - Funeral for Mrs. Frances McKnire, 77, Lewiston, who died Monday afternoon in St. Joseph's Hospital after a three-week illness, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Creel-Newton-Retz Funeral Home.
The Rev. J. Wilson Branstetter will officiate. Burial will be in the Lewiston Cemetery. Mrs. McKnire was born Sep. 14, 1886, at Morgantown, W. Va., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chipps. She was married there to Edward McKnire in 1911.
They homesteaded east of Grass Range in 1913. Mr. McKnire died in 1933. Mrs. McKnire was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Surviving are two son, Ralph of Thermopolis, Wyo., and Vester of Great Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Edna Stevens of Billings; three brothers, Harrison Chipps of East Canton, Ohio, and Thornton and Charles, both of Morgantown; one sister, Mrs. Linnie Phillips of Morgantown, 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
article printed in The Billings Gazette on pg 18 on 8 April 1964
1st marriage Ulysses Grant Hart m: 25 November 1899 W.V. two children
Gilbert Hart 5 Nov 1903 - 25 Nov 1903
French Howard Hart 20 April 1906 - 15 April 1970
2nd marriage Edward Stanton McKnire (also known as Edward Stanton Brown)about 1914 -
three children
Mary Ann "Edna" McKnire (Stevens) 18 June 1916 - 23 Feb 1993
Ralph E McKnire 27 June 1918 - 24 March 1982
Vester McKnire 10 Feb 1920 - 11 June 1972
3rd marriage Asa Lewis Carpenter m: 9 Sep 1926 Montana
4th marriage Clarence LeRoy Frisbee m: 8 Mar 1944 Montana -
Divorced 10 Feb 1948 in Montana.
Contributor: KLeeWheeler (49046965)
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