Alpha Knipp Smith 1876-1922

KNIPP, SMITH, THELIN

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 7/8/2007 at 07:39:42

Davenport Democrat and Leader; Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Sunday, January 29, 1922 pg 15

Smith

Mrs. Alpha Smith, aged 45, of 621 Lincoln court, died Saturday afternoon at 12:30 in Mercy hospital. She had been sick one month.

She was born May 1, 1876, at Aurora, Ill, where she was educated, and was at Des Moines united in marriage to Charles Smith on July 11, 1894. Her maiden name was Knipp. She came to Davenport from Clinton in August, 1917.

The husband, one daughter, Mrs. D.W. Thelin, and five sons, Charles E. Lynn, Vern, Robert, and Raymond Smith survive her.

Services will be held from the home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment will be in Oakdale cemetery.