Alford was the son of Joseph Richmond Kinney and Etta Summers. He was born when the family lived in Montana, Labette Co., Kansas. My grandmother, Marjorie Campbell, always called him Uncle Lorraine.
He served in the US Navy during WWI and was on a Submarine.
After the war he married Esther S. Siemon on June 21st, 1922 at Ephrata, Grant Co., Washington.
Obit: Wenatchee Daily World, Jan. 3, 1982
"Alford L. Kinney, 84, a longtime Cashmere and Wenatchee resident died in a local convalescent center Thursday evening.
He was born Feb. 23, 1897, in Montana, Kan., and moved at an early age to Cashmere with his family.
He attended Cashmere schools and on June 21, 1922, married Esther S. Siemon at Ephrata. They made their home in Cashmere until 1942 when they moved to Alaska. He worked in construction there until 1962 when he retired and moved to Wenatchee where he has since made his home.
Mr. Kinney was a member of American Legion Post No. 10, Wenatchee, Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a former member of the Wenatchee Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his wife at home; two sons, Jerrold Kinney, Wenatchee, and Stanley Kinney, Olympia; one brother, Joseph R. Kinney, Marysville; seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters.
Arrangements are by Jones & Jones Funeral Home."
He served in the US Navy during WWI and was on a Submarine.
After the war he married Esther S. Siemon on June 21st, 1922 at Ephrata, Grant Co., Washington.
Obit: Wenatchee Daily World, Jan. 3, 1982
"Alford L. Kinney, 84, a longtime Cashmere and Wenatchee resident died in a local convalescent center Thursday evening.
He was born Feb. 23, 1897, in Montana, Kan., and moved at an early age to Cashmere with his family.
He attended Cashmere schools and on June 21, 1922, married Esther S. Siemon at Ephrata. They made their home in Cashmere until 1942 when they moved to Alaska. He worked in construction there until 1962 when he retired and moved to Wenatchee where he has since made his home.
Mr. Kinney was a member of American Legion Post No. 10, Wenatchee, Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a former member of the Wenatchee Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his wife at home; two sons, Jerrold Kinney, Wenatchee, and Stanley Kinney, Olympia; one brother, Joseph R. Kinney, Marysville; seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters.
Arrangements are by Jones & Jones Funeral Home."
Alford was the son of Joseph Richmond Kinney and Etta Summers. He was born when the family lived in Montana, Labette Co., Kansas. My grandmother, Marjorie Campbell, always called him Uncle Lorraine.
He served in the US Navy during WWI and was on a Submarine.
After the war he married Esther S. Siemon on June 21st, 1922 at Ephrata, Grant Co., Washington.
Obit: Wenatchee Daily World, Jan. 3, 1982
"Alford L. Kinney, 84, a longtime Cashmere and Wenatchee resident died in a local convalescent center Thursday evening.
He was born Feb. 23, 1897, in Montana, Kan., and moved at an early age to Cashmere with his family.
He attended Cashmere schools and on June 21, 1922, married Esther S. Siemon at Ephrata. They made their home in Cashmere until 1942 when they moved to Alaska. He worked in construction there until 1962 when he retired and moved to Wenatchee where he has since made his home.
Mr. Kinney was a member of American Legion Post No. 10, Wenatchee, Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a former member of the Wenatchee Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his wife at home; two sons, Jerrold Kinney, Wenatchee, and Stanley Kinney, Olympia; one brother, Joseph R. Kinney, Marysville; seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters.
Arrangements are by Jones & Jones Funeral Home."
He served in the US Navy during WWI and was on a Submarine.
After the war he married Esther S. Siemon on June 21st, 1922 at Ephrata, Grant Co., Washington.
Obit: Wenatchee Daily World, Jan. 3, 1982
"Alford L. Kinney, 84, a longtime Cashmere and Wenatchee resident died in a local convalescent center Thursday evening.
He was born Feb. 23, 1897, in Montana, Kan., and moved at an early age to Cashmere with his family.
He attended Cashmere schools and on June 21, 1922, married Esther S. Siemon at Ephrata. They made their home in Cashmere until 1942 when they moved to Alaska. He worked in construction there until 1962 when he retired and moved to Wenatchee where he has since made his home.
Mr. Kinney was a member of American Legion Post No. 10, Wenatchee, Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a former member of the Wenatchee Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his wife at home; two sons, Jerrold Kinney, Wenatchee, and Stanley Kinney, Olympia; one brother, Joseph R. Kinney, Marysville; seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters.
Arrangements are by Jones & Jones Funeral Home."
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