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George Tyson Knabb

Birth	:	1908
Death	:	30 Sep 1996
Burial	:	Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0052986, -96.4708023
Description	:	George Tyson Knabb, 87, of Richland, Mo., formerly of Allentown, and Hawarden, Iowa, died Monday, Sept. 30, in Lake Ozark Hospital, Osage Beach, Mo. He was the husband of Doris (Wheeler) Swenson Knabb, who died in 1992, and the late Elizabeth (Farr) Knabb. A graduate of Rutgers University, Knabb worked in the public relations department of the former Western Electric, Allentown, before retiring in 1973 after 27 years of service. Before that he was an operator in the city of Allentown's filtration plant and a partner in the Knabb Drug Store, Allentown. Born in Allentown, he was a... Read More	George Tyson Knabb, 87, of Richland, Mo., formerly of Allentown, and Hawarden, Iowa, died Monday, Sept. 30, in Lake Ozark Hospital, Osage Beach, Mo. He was the husband of Doris (Wheeler) Swenson Knabb, who died in 1992, and the late Elizabeth (Farr) Knabb. A graduate of Rutgers University, Knabb worked in the public relations department of the former Western Electric, Allentown, before retiring in 1973 after 27 years of service. Before that he was an operator in the city of Allentown's filtration plant and a partner in the Knabb Drug Store, Allentown. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Daniel and Catherine (Tyson) Knabb. Knabb was an outstanding all-round athlete at Allen High School and Rutgers. At Allen, he played three years of football and two years of track, serving as captain of both teams. He also swam on the team which won the Eastern Pennsylvania championship. At Rutgers, he played four years of football, one as team captain, and also lacrosse for two years. He later played for the Shamokin Rams and Reading Keys football teams. He was one of several athletes cited by the Downtown Youth Center and the 1st and 6th Ward Old-timers Athletic Association at their 20th Hall of Fame dinner in 1974. Knabb was an assistant field director and later a field director for the American Red Cross's foreign service during World War II. He served in the South Pacific and was honored by Gen. MacArthur with the Medal of Freedom for his meritorious and humanitarian service. He was a member of Hawarden United Methodist Church. He was a former captain of the Allentown Civil Defense Auxiliary Police. Survivors: Daughter, Joanne Davis of Houston, Texas; son George of San Leandro, Calif.; stepson, Robert Swenson of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Bill Swenson, with whom he resided; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Salli Christman. Graveside services: 10 a.m. today, Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden. Arrangements, Porter-Dow Funeral Home, Hawarden. The Morning Call (Allentown, PA) 10/4/1996

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Latitude: 43.0052986
Longitude: -96.4708023

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