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Mary Ellen “Shortie” <I>Friar</I> Kniffen

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Mary Ellen “Shortie” Friar Kniffen

Birth
Spring Garden, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Death
27 Oct 1981 (aged 71)
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Spring Garden, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.2102405, Longitude: -88.8161225
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Mary Ellen Kniffen, 71, 2821 Veterans Memorial Drive died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Mrs. Kniffen was born in Illinois Sept. 20, 1910, the daughter of George and Ellen (Atchison) Friar. She was married to Ray Kniffen, and he died Aug. 17, 1978.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Johnston Funeral Home in Ina with the Rev. Dick Atchison officiating. Burial will follow in Hams Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call after 5 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
Survivors include two sons, Harold of Ewing and Nick of Woodlawn; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Mrs. Kniffen was a member of the Spring Garden Community Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, three grandchildren and four brothers.
Mary Ellen Kniffen, 71, 2821 Veterans Memorial Drive died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Mrs. Kniffen was born in Illinois Sept. 20, 1910, the daughter of George and Ellen (Atchison) Friar. She was married to Ray Kniffen, and he died Aug. 17, 1978.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Johnston Funeral Home in Ina with the Rev. Dick Atchison officiating. Burial will follow in Hams Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call after 5 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
Survivors include two sons, Harold of Ewing and Nick of Woodlawn; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Mrs. Kniffen was a member of the Spring Garden Community Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, three grandchildren and four brothers.


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  • Created by: Scott Lee
  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47377864/mary_ellen-kniffen: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Ellen “Shortie” Friar Kniffen (20 Sep 1910–27 Oct 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47377864, citing Hams Grove Cemetery, Spring Garden, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Scott Lee (contributor 46873509).