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Irene
Knowlton Symms, of Sunny Slope, died September 5, 1994, at the
Nampa hospital of natural causes.
Irene
was born July 3, 1907, in Nampa, the daughter of Louis C. and
Bertha Huff Knowlton. She was raised and educated in
Caldwell, graduating from Caldwell High School in 1924.
Irene attended the College of Idaho for two years before
teaching school at both Maple Grove and Sunny Slope elementary
schools.
Irene married Darwin Symms in
1928. Except for a three-year period of homesteading
west of Homedale, she lived the rest of her life in Sunny
Slope. She spent her life on the family fruit operation,
assisting her husband and content to be surrounded by the
bustling business and a large loving family. Her
greatest happiness was a home where the entire family gathered
for lunch, a freshly-baked fruit pie or homemade cookies.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Darwin; a brother;
and a sister.
She is survived by two
daughters, Shirley S. Maggard of Greenleaf and Ginger Kleweno
of Vancouver, Washington; two sons, Dick Symms of Sunny
Slope and Steve Symms of Alexandria, Virginia; fifteen
grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Memorial services under the direction of Dakan Funeral Chapel,
Caldwell, were held at 10:30 am. today, September 8, 1994, at
Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church in Caldwell. A
private committal service will be held at Canyon Hill Cemetery
in Caldwell.
Irene's family requests
that memorial contributions be made in her name to the Symms
Athletic Field at Albertson College or a favorite charity. |
