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Kinney -- Alanson"Al" Ira Kinney, 80, a resident of Albuquerque for the past 21 years, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 1998. Al was born August 10, 1917, the son of Ira N. and Lola Mathias Kinney in Pena, Illinois. Al and the former Betty Packard were married on June 3, 1944 in Syracuse, New York. Al and Betty came to New Mexico from Germany. Al had attended Grove City College in Grove City, PA. He was a Thirty Second Degree Mason with the Masonic Lodge of New York, member of the Rio Rancho Rotary Club, had served on the Executive Board of Directors of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, was very active in the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, had been elected to the Balloon"Hall of Fame". Al was the owner/operator of Sandy's Sundown and Sandy's Hallmark shops. Al is survived by his wife, Betty of Albuquerque; daughter, Sandy Kinney and husband, Mike Sugg of Dallas,TX. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 10, 1998, 2:00 p.m., at the Paradise Hills Methodist Church, 4700 Paradise Hills Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, with the Rev. Charles Bader officiating. Memorials may be made tot he American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Vista Verde Mortuary, Rio Rancho.
        Published on: Fri July 10, 1998