Jean Winifred Knickerbocker passed away November 2, 2016, in Sedan, Kansas, at the age of 95. Jean was born on March 30, 1921, to parents Jesse Walter Banks and Lois (Marshall) Banks in Akron, Kansas, a small town near Winfield.
In a brief memoir Jean wrote for her grandchildren, she reflected on her life as a child raised on a farm even though the family moved around “a lot.” She grew to have a great appreciation for the kindness and neighborliness of small towns.
In high school, Jean met the young man who would be her husband. She and Kenneth Knickerbocker were married in Moline, Kansas, on May 28, 1939, and had three sons, Philip, Mark, and David. Kenneth secured a job on the Santa Fe Railroad which necessitated moving again and again – Wichita, Newton, Topeka, California and then back to Moline. After Kenneth retired from the Railroad, Jean and Kenneth enjoyed 30 years of what she described as “retirement ventures.”
After Kenneth’s death on April 1, 2008, Jean married Glen Ridgeway on January 16, 2009.
As an active member of the Moline Christian church, Jean held the office of treasurer for the Moline Church, was a member of the Christian Women’s Fellowship and of the Homemaker’s Extension Unit.
Jean is survived by her sons, Philip (Jane) of Madison, Alabama, and Mark (Debbie) of Pahrump, Nevada, as well as several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and by her second husband Glen Ridgeway, her sister Lora Harrison, and her youngest son, David Knickerbocker.
Interment will be at the Moline City Cemetery, Moline, Kansas. Family suggests memorials may be made to Gideon International or the Moline Christian Church and may be left at the funeral home.
Countryside Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
In a brief memoir Jean wrote for her grandchildren, she reflected on her life as a child raised on a farm even though the family moved around “a lot.” She grew to have a great appreciation for the kindness and neighborliness of small towns.
In high school, Jean met the young man who would be her husband. She and Kenneth Knickerbocker were married in Moline, Kansas, on May 28, 1939, and had three sons, Philip, Mark, and David. Kenneth secured a job on the Santa Fe Railroad which necessitated moving again and again – Wichita, Newton, Topeka, California and then back to Moline. After Kenneth retired from the Railroad, Jean and Kenneth enjoyed 30 years of what she described as “retirement ventures.”
After Kenneth’s death on April 1, 2008, Jean married Glen Ridgeway on January 16, 2009.
As an active member of the Moline Christian church, Jean held the office of treasurer for the Moline Church, was a member of the Christian Women’s Fellowship and of the Homemaker’s Extension Unit.
Jean is survived by her sons, Philip (Jane) of Madison, Alabama, and Mark (Debbie) of Pahrump, Nevada, as well as several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and by her second husband Glen Ridgeway, her sister Lora Harrison, and her youngest son, David Knickerbocker.
Interment will be at the Moline City Cemetery, Moline, Kansas. Family suggests memorials may be made to Gideon International or the Moline Christian Church and may be left at the funeral home.
Countryside Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jean Winifred Knickerbocker passed away November 2, 2016, in Sedan, Kansas, at the age of 95. Jean was born on March 30, 1921, to parents Jesse Walter Banks and Lois (Marshall) Banks in Akron, Kansas, a small town near Winfield.
In a brief memoir Jean wrote for her grandchildren, she reflected on her life as a child raised on a farm even though the family moved around “a lot.” She grew to have a great appreciation for the kindness and neighborliness of small towns.
In high school, Jean met the young man who would be her husband. She and Kenneth Knickerbocker were married in Moline, Kansas, on May 28, 1939, and had three sons, Philip, Mark, and David. Kenneth secured a job on the Santa Fe Railroad which necessitated moving again and again – Wichita, Newton, Topeka, California and then back to Moline. After Kenneth retired from the Railroad, Jean and Kenneth enjoyed 30 years of what she described as “retirement ventures.”
After Kenneth’s death on April 1, 2008, Jean married Glen Ridgeway on January 16, 2009.
As an active member of the Moline Christian church, Jean held the office of treasurer for the Moline Church, was a member of the Christian Women’s Fellowship and of the Homemaker’s Extension Unit.
Jean is survived by her sons, Philip (Jane) of Madison, Alabama, and Mark (Debbie) of Pahrump, Nevada, as well as several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and by her second husband Glen Ridgeway, her sister Lora Harrison, and her youngest son, David Knickerbocker.
Interment will be at the Moline City Cemetery, Moline, Kansas. Family suggests memorials may be made to Gideon International or the Moline Christian Church and may be left at the funeral home.
Countryside Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
In a brief memoir Jean wrote for her grandchildren, she reflected on her life as a child raised on a farm even though the family moved around “a lot.” She grew to have a great appreciation for the kindness and neighborliness of small towns.
In high school, Jean met the young man who would be her husband. She and Kenneth Knickerbocker were married in Moline, Kansas, on May 28, 1939, and had three sons, Philip, Mark, and David. Kenneth secured a job on the Santa Fe Railroad which necessitated moving again and again – Wichita, Newton, Topeka, California and then back to Moline. After Kenneth retired from the Railroad, Jean and Kenneth enjoyed 30 years of what she described as “retirement ventures.”
After Kenneth’s death on April 1, 2008, Jean married Glen Ridgeway on January 16, 2009.
As an active member of the Moline Christian church, Jean held the office of treasurer for the Moline Church, was a member of the Christian Women’s Fellowship and of the Homemaker’s Extension Unit.
Jean is survived by her sons, Philip (Jane) of Madison, Alabama, and Mark (Debbie) of Pahrump, Nevada, as well as several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and by her second husband Glen Ridgeway, her sister Lora Harrison, and her youngest son, David Knickerbocker.
Interment will be at the Moline City Cemetery, Moline, Kansas. Family suggests memorials may be made to Gideon International or the Moline Christian Church and may be left at the funeral home.
Countryside Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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