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William Francis Knight Sr.

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William Francis Knight Sr.

Birth
Death
28 Oct 1956 (aged 81)
Burial
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.7693555, Longitude: -73.6675764
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W. F. Knight Succumbs In Albany - William F. Knight, 81, one of the few remaining Spanish-American War Veterans and former employee of the New York Central Railroad System for 48 years, died at Veterans Administration Hospital, Albany, yesterday. Mr. Knight was a member of the Marcus D. Russell Camp, Spanish-American War Veterans, the Army and Navy Union and Apollo Lodge, F&AM. He attended First Presbyterian Church. Besides the widow, the former Ida Fonda, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edward S. Curran; a son, William F. Knight Jr.; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, all of Troy. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Mason Funeral Home, corner of 109th street and Third avenue. Rev. Seth N. Genung, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. The Times Record, Monday, October 29, 1956
W. F. Knight Succumbs In Albany - William F. Knight, 81, one of the few remaining Spanish-American War Veterans and former employee of the New York Central Railroad System for 48 years, died at Veterans Administration Hospital, Albany, yesterday. Mr. Knight was a member of the Marcus D. Russell Camp, Spanish-American War Veterans, the Army and Navy Union and Apollo Lodge, F&AM. He attended First Presbyterian Church. Besides the widow, the former Ida Fonda, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edward S. Curran; a son, William F. Knight Jr.; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, all of Troy. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Mason Funeral Home, corner of 109th street and Third avenue. Rev. Seth N. Genung, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. The Times Record, Monday, October 29, 1956


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