Blanche was born in 1887. She passed away in 1959.
The Progress, Clearfield, Pa., Saturday, January 24, 1959
Mrs. Blanche May Wilson, 71, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Arlene) Maurer at 106 N.W. Fourth avenue yesterday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock. Her death followed an extended illness.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Bradford Township, Aug. 28, 1888, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Knepp. She was a member of the West Side Methodist Church and the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
In addition to Mrs. Maurer, Mrs. Wilson is survived by the following children: Mrs. Reita Klinger, Niles, Ohio; Mrs. Gladys Tibbens, Clearfield; Maurice Wilson, Springville, N.Y.; and Miss Helen Wilson, Santa Barbara, Calif.
She also leaves her mother, Mrs. Carrie Jury Knepp of Clearfield; a brother, Ralph Knepp, Clearfield; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, an infant daughter, three sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be from the Leavy Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Earl N. Rowe and Rev. Harry McFarland officiating. Burial will be made in the Bradford Cemetery at Woodland.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight, Sunday afternoon and evening and until time of services Monday.
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