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William Riley Kuhn

22 Oct 1879 – 24 Jul 1968

Birth	22 Oct 1879
Death	24 Jul 1968
Cemetery	Ottumwa Cemetery Ottumwa , Wapello County , Iowa , USA
Added by	InSearchOf on 21 Sep 2013
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Bio

Obituary From "Ottumwa Courier," July 24, 1968: William Riley Kuhn, 88, of 150 S. Fellows Ave., died today at 4 a.m. at Ottumwa Hospital. He was the son of Silas and Nancy Orman Kuhn, born Oct. 22, 1879, in Ottumwa. A lifelong Ottumwa resident, he worked as a conductor for the C.B. & Q. Railroad from 1903 until his retirement in 1946. He was a member of East End Presbyterian Church, Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, Burlington Veterans, Masonic Lodge No. 16, a 50-year member of the Grand Lodge of Iowa Masons, the Royal Arch Masons, the Malta Commandery No. 31, and the Low Twelve. His marriage to Nora Jennings took place Jan. 18, 1949, in Ottumwa. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Bloom of Ottumwa and Mrs. Eva Mackey of Des Moines, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two wives, Anna B. Gartner in 1921, and Anna M. Abbey in 1948, one son, two sisters, and two brothers. Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Reece Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Mauldin of East End Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Ottumwa Cemetery. Masonic services will be Thursday evening at 7:30 at the funeral home.

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Family

Parents

• Nancy Orman Kuhn 1853–1929
• Silas Jerome Kuhn 1854–1920

Spouse

• Anna Belle Gortner Kuhn 1877–1921 FaG
• Anna Myrtle Townsley Kuhn 1879–1948 FaG
• Nora L Barker Kuhn 1884–1969 FaG

Siblings

• Martha Ellen Kuhn Houk 1877–1959
• Allen Kuhn 1884–1966
• Laura Kuhn Ware 1887–1962
• Thomas Kuhn 1890–1959

Children

• Francis Allen Kuhn 1903–1912 FaG
• Baby Kuhn 1907–1907 FaG
• Eva Mae Kuhn Berrier 1908–1989 FaG
• Jeanette Altha Kuhn Bloom 1911–2002 FaG

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