Clyde K. Knupp, 73, of 214 North Jefferson Avenue, Canonsburg, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 25, 1998, in Allegheny University Hospitals-Canonsburg. He was a 1942 graduate of Trinity High School. Mr. Knupp was a retired ironworker for Local No. 3 of Pittsburgh. Following his retirement, he was employed at the Donaldsons Crossroads BP station. He was a member of Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder and trustee and also taught Sunday school. He was a 32nd-degree Mason and a member of Chartiers Lodge 297 F&AM, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Pittsburgh and Syria Temple of Pittsburgh. He was a past president of Washington-Greene Caravan No. 2. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater. On September 3, 1948, in Chartiers Hill United Presbyterian Church, he married Lucille V. Lyon, who survives. Also surviving are six daughters, Phyllis Title of Canonsburg, Gayle Aggers of McDonald, Roberta Mirisciotti of Dayton, Ohio, Jacqueline Campomizzi of Washington, Valerie Knupp of Morgantown, W.Va., and Christine Atwood, at home; one son, Clyde K. Knupp Jr. of Canonsburg; 13 grandchildren; a brother, Carl Knupp of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a foster sister, Janet Meddings of Houston; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are four brothers, Howard, Edgar, Galen and John Knupp; and a sister, Alice Ruhl. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, April 27, 1998Clyde K. Knupp
Retired ironworker for Local No. 3, Pittsburgh
He was born May 7, 1924, in Bridgeville, a son of John and Emma Crist Knupp.