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     Occupation: Secretary to the President, Commercial Trust Co. of Philadelphia

One of the 8 Philadelphia representatives on America's "Good Will Mission" to France, 1922.¹ Frances Alma Kurtz was born on 27 May 1899.¹ She was the daughter of George C. Kurtz and Lavinia Harley.¹

     George C. Kurtz was the son of Jacob Kurtz and Frances Reiff.¹ George C. Kurtz was Church of the Brethren.¹ He lived at 2323 N. Sixth St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ He married Lavinia Harley, daughter of J. Price Harley and Amanda Krauthamel, on 12 September 1895.¹

     George Harley Kurtz was born on 22 December 1904.¹ He was the son of George C. Kurtz and Lavinia Harley.¹

     Harvey Kurtz married Ella (?).

     Jacob Kurtz married Frances Reiff.¹

     Lydia Kurtz was born on 30 August 1877 at Ohio.¹ She married Amos L. Smucker on 21 February 1907 at Wayne Co., OH. Lydia Kurtz lived on 22 April 1910 at Green Twp., Wayne Co., OH, farming.¹ She died on 22 November 1963 at age 86. She was buried in November 1963 at Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery, Smithville, Wayne Co., OH, Findagrave #40507263.

     Mina E. Kurtz married Richard Maxwell.

     Robert Clark Kurtz was Lutheran.¹ Occupation: Merchant. He lived at Confluence, Somerset Co., PA.¹ He married Katherine Rose Eyler, daughter of Harry Ernest Eyler and Pearl Smith, on 26 June, Ceremony by Rev. Dr. J. W. Ott

No children as of 1926.² Robert Clark Kurtz was born on 27 March 1897.³ He was the son of Harvey Kurtz and Ella (?)

     Roland Kurtz was born on 13 April 1902.¹ He was the son of George C. Kurtz and Lavinia Harley.¹ Roland Kurtz died on 30 November 1903 at age 1.¹

     William P. Kurtz was the son of Elias Kurtz and Lydia Price.¹ William P. Kurtz lived at Royersford, PA.¹

     Occupation: Akkersman in Spesbach. Gerhard Kurz married Maria Franziska Munzinger, daughter of Johann Jakob Munzinger and Elisabetha Scherer, on 23 November 1842.

     Philippina Kurz married Ludwig Faulhaber, son of Adam Faulhaber and Katharina Huber, on 30 November 1872 at Bruchmühlbach, Palatinate (now Rhein-Pfalz), Germany, Source Info: Batch No.: M993408; Dates: 1867-1874; Source Call No.: 0488887; Type: Film.

     Marie Kutac was born on 28 February 1924 at Wilson Co., TX. She married Robert Norbert Smaistrla on 4 June 1946 at Harris Co., TX. Marie Kutac died on 4 July 2017 at Harris Co., TX, at age 93 Obituary (Findagrave.com):

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Marie Kutac Smaistrla
1924-2017
"We loved you the first time we saw you – And we always will love you, Marie." From "Marie" - Randy Newman
Marie Kutac Smaistrla was born on Floresville farmland in 1924. She lived a simple and complicated life with grace and beauty for 93 years. Simple, because her mission was to nurture and provide for her family. Simple because of her gift at spreading the joy of friendships through cooking, sewing, laughing, fishing, church, playing bridge, dominoes and travelling the world. She never missed a hair appointment and had lipstick on 100% of the time. Complicated, because she left her deep farmland roots and moved to Houston in the late 1940's and helped us all move into the 21st century. From farmhouse to suburbs to townhouse life to assisted living, Marie showed us what community, style and happiness could look like and be. She supported her husbands' enterprises and their illnesses. "In sickness and in health" she was faithful. She shepherded her children through school, even though her own formal education had stopped at eighth grade. She was amongst the Houston pioneers in special education, faithfully given on behalf of her beloved daughter Karen. St Thomas More, St Ambrose, and CRI knew the joy of her devoted service.
Marie lives on through the generations. Her daughters Joanne, Joyce, Teri, Tina and Karen and her son Bobby and their families gratefully celebrate and bless her.
Marie was born beautiful. She remained so her whole life. God welcomes her beautiful spirit into eternity. She goes to dance and play dominoes with kindred spirits.
5:00 Visitation and 7:00 Rosary at St Ambrose Church, 4213 Mangum Rd. 77092, Tuesday June 6, 2017
Funeral mass at St Ambrose Church, 10: 00 Wednesday June 7, 2017
Interment at Veteran's Memorial Cemetery – Private
Instead of flowers, memorial contributions would be appreciated to National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3630 West Dallas, 77018 namigreaterhouston.org; and to Karen's caregiver team at There's No Place Like Home (TNPLH) at 2025 West 11th, Houston Texas 77008.

Published in Houston Chronicle on June 6, 2017.

She was buried in July 2017 at Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., TX, Findagrave #180066022.

     Jessie Louise Kuykendall was born on 14 March 1904 at Missouri. She died on 19 March 1952 at St. Louis, MO, at age 48.

     Violet Lucille Kuykendall was born on 10 April 1926 at North Carolina. She married Everette Rhyne Huffstetler. Violet Lucille Kuykendall died on 11 October 1980 at Gastonia, Gaston Co., NC, at age 54. She was buried in October 1980 at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Gaston Co., NC, Findagrave #45713791.

     Dr. Charles Hartsell Kyker was born on 30 October 1886 at Greene Co., TN.¹ He married Minnie M. Erwin on 8 February 1919 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, Mary Ann's obituary erroneously says the wedding was in Dayton. Dr. Charles Hartsell Kyker died on 23 November 1942 at Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, at age 56. He was buried in November 1942 at Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, Findagrave #194837260.

     Mary Ann Kyker was born in 1920 at Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. Charles Hartsell Kyker and Minnie M. Erwin. Mary Ann Kyker was degree in 1942 B.S. Education, East Tennessee State Teachers College (now East Tennessee State University.) She married Rev. Earl Gladstone Hunt Jr., son of Rev. Earl Gladstone Hunt and Tommie Mae DeVault, on 25 June 1943. Mary Ann Kyker died on 10 November 2018 Obituary - Johnson City Press, Johnson City, Tennessee; Monday, November 19, 2018:

ASHEVILLE, NC - Mary Ann Kyker Hunt, aged 98, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018. A native of Briceville, Tennessee, Mary Ann Kyker Hunt was the oldest daughter of Minnie M. Erwin and Dr. Charles H. Kyker. Her mother, a nurse, and her father, a physician, met and married in Dayton, Ohio. They returned to Tennessee, Dr. Kyker’s home state, and practiced medicine in the coal fields and mines near Knoxville, where Mary Ann was born in 1920 in a mining camp. They shortly moved to Johnson City, Tennessee, where Dr. Kyker established a medical practice and where Mary Ann grew up. She was a childhood friend of her future husband when they lived near each other on Unaka Avenue. Mary Ann attended East Tennessee State University (then East Tennessee State Teacher’s College) and earned a B.S. degree in education in 1942. She married the late Earl G. Hunt, Jr. on June 15, 1943, and moved with him to Atlanta, Georgia when he entered Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Mary Ann taught in elementary schools in Johnson City, Tennessee, Decatur, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee during the future Bishop Hunt’s early ministry. They have one son, Dr. E. Stephen Hunt. Mary Ann was active in the women’s and youth organizations of the Methodist Church; directing the first junior camp for Holston Conference. She also directed community drama and local church plays, participating in Little Theatre and the Church Drama Players. In 1957 she moved with her husband and son to Emory, Virginia when Earl G. Hunt, Jr. was appointed president of Emory & Henry College. Her husband was elected a Bishop at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference in 1964 at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Mary Ann enjoyed the role of a Bishop’s wife and accompanied Bishop Hunt in successive appointments in the Western North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida Episcopal Areas. Her hobbies, besides travel, included theatre, making samplers, and knitting. Together they made several overseas trips, including the first visit by an American Bishop to the then East Germany to recognize the first Bishop elected by the DDR Conference, Dr. Armin Haertl. When Bishop Hunt retired in 1988 they moved to Lake Junaluska where in 1989 Bishop Hunt accepted the Presidency of the Foundation for Evangelism, serving until 1996. Health issues required Mary Ann and Earl to move to Givens Estates in Asheville, North Carolina, a comprehensive retirement community which ironically Bishop Hunt had helped to found.
Mary Ann Kyker Hunt was predeceased by her three siblings and her husband, and is survived by her son Dr. E. Stephen Hunt and her daughter-in-law Edeltraut Gilgan-Hunt, as well as numerous cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Central United Methodist Church of Asheville with Reverend Dr. Robert M. Blackburn, Jr. and Bishop Lawrence McCleskey officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tennessee.
The care of Mrs. Hunt has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Waynesville and an online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.

She was buried on 21 November 2018 at Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.

     Absolem Kyle was born circa 1879 at Hamblen Co., TN.¹ He was the son of William S. Kyle and Adelia Carter.¹

     Charles Kyle was born circa 1877 at Tennessee.¹ He was the son of William S. Kyle and Adelia Carter.¹

     Charlotte Kyle married Rev. Gilbert Tennant Harney.¹

     Elizabeth Ann Kyle was born on 26 April 1821 at Ohio.¹ She married Jacob Yount on 20 November 1849. Elizabeth Ann Kyle died on 2 May 1890 at Iowa City, Wright Co., IA, at age 69.

     Florence Eliza Kyle was born on 11 December 1864 at Montgomery Co., IN; daughter of Silas F. and Susannah (McGinnis) Kyle. She married William C. Rapp, son of Matthias Alexander Rapp and Margaret Emily Gilmore. Florence Eliza Kyle died on 31 May 1942 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, at age 77. She was buried in June 1942 at Ladoga Cemetery, Ladoga, Montgomery Co., IN, Findagrave #145683604.

     Ida Grace Kyle was born on 2 November 1913 at Gage Co., NE. She married Glenn M. Larimore, son of Eugene Roy Larimore and Gertrude Emma Workman, on 8 September 1956. Ida Grace Kyle died on 29 June 1988 at Lancaster Co., NE, at age 74. She was buried in July 1988 at Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage Co., NE, Findagrave #90076115.

     Jane Kyle was born circa 1803 at County Antrim, Ireland.¹ She married Samuel Boyd Jr.¹ Jane Kyle died on 20 January 1882 at Sheridan Twp., Calhoun Co., MI. She was buried in January 1882 at Albion, Calhoun Co., MI.

     William S. Kyle was born circa 1846 at Tennessee.¹ He married Adelia Carter, daughter of Landon Duffield Carter and Margaret Woods Rockhold. William S. Kyle lived on 5 June 1880 at Whitesburg, Hamblen Co., TN, attorney at law.¹

     Ella M. Kynett was born on 2 July 1855 at Dodgeville, Des Moines Co., IA.¹ She married Wellington Weaver Wilson on 17 August 1873 at Lisbon, Linn Co., IA. Ella M. Kynett died on 11 May 1930 at Lisbon, Linn Co., IA, at age 74.

     Marietta Kyser married Conrad Schneider.¹

     Karl Oskar Käuflin was born on 17 July 1893. He married Emilie Marie Götz, daughter of Martin Götz and Emilie Riesterer.

     Eva Käuper was born on 5 May 1871 at Vogelbach, Palatinate, Germany. She married Jakob Munzinger, son of Jakob Munzinger and Katharina Closs, on 23 May 1896.