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Lucille Warren Kinney, born in Elk City, OK on November 1, 1919, died Sunday, July 25, 1999, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was a 15 year resident of Albuquerque. Mrs. Kinney is survived by her husband of 56 years, Clifford E. Kinney; four children, two daughters who live in Albuquerque, Suzanne Kinney and husband, Duncan Scott and Jeanne Soule Meihaus and husband, Ed Meihaus; and two sons, Clifford Kinney Jr. and wife, Cheri of Chandler, AZ and John Kinney and wife, Melinda of Mooreland, OK; and eight grandchildren, Suzanne Soule, Matthew Soule, Elizabeth Kinney, Clifford Kinney III, Jennica Kinney, Evan Scott, Joey Rose and Christopher Kinney. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, John Alvin and Lady Bessie Warren of Elk City, OK; brothers, Lloyd, Raymond and Orville; and her twin, Lewis. She was a graduate of Oklahoma University with a B.A. degree in Business Administration and received her Master's degree in Guidance Counseling from Arizona State University. Beautiful, vivacious and full of life, Lucille will be missed by her husband and family who were the center of her life. Her precious grandchildren were her greatest joy. Mrs. Kinney will be remembered by a generation of students on whom she bestowed her boundless energy and enthusiasm for learning. An exemplary high school teacher in Mooreland, OK and for more than 20 years at Kyrene Elementary in Tempe, AZ, her students describe her as"my favorite and best teacher". Services will be held Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, with Pastor Ken Moore officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1330 San Pedro NE, Suite 205, 87110. The family wishes to thank The Cottages for their kind and loving care for the past several months. French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE.
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