Jane Elizabeth Knudsen and Richard Winters Tinker
JANE ELIZABETH KNUDSEN, daughter of MINNIE P. STREET and HARRY KNUDSEN, was born August 31, 1925 in Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois,9399 and died August 13, 2020 in Baldwin, Georgia.9399 She is buried in Athens Memory Gardens, Clark County, Georgia.9399
She married RICHARD WINTERS TINKER on June 28, 1947 in Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois.2214 He was born November 10, 1922,456 and died April 24, 2005.456 He is buried in Athens Memory Gardens, Clark County, Georgia.456
Military Service
Richard W. Tinker
- was a US Army Veteran of World War II456
Obituaries
Pantagraph, August 18, 20209399
Jane E. Tinker
Aug. 31, 1925-August 13, 2020
CULLOM — Jane Elizabeth Tinker died Thursday (Aug. 13, 2020) at the age of 94 at The Oaks Assisted Living Center in Baldwin, Georgia.
She was born in Pontiac, to Harry Knudsen and Minnie Street Knudsen. On June 28, 1947, she married Richard Winters Tinker of Cullom. They subsequently relocated to Aurora for work, however returned to Cullom for their retirement years until relocating to Athens, Georgia, to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard Tinker; five brothers, Everett Knudsen, Robert Knudsen, Donald Knudsen, Richard Knudsen and John Knudsen; and two sisters, Helen Chamberlain and Marge Bressner.
Surviving family members include her two daughters, Karen Sperry, Lula, Georgia, and Carol Clark, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; four grandchildren, Andrew Clark, Christopher Clark, Alejandro Clark and Maria Clark, six great-grandchildren, Jacob Clark, Taro Clark, Kelgan Clark, Caden Clark, Zakiaya Clark and Jacy Williamson Clark.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Athens Memory Garden located in Athens, Georgia.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| April 11, 19301654 | Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois | |
| April 19, 19402736 | Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois |
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