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Winifred Knight Mewborn, 92, of Hellertown [Obituary]

Winifred Knight Mewborn, formerly of Southern California, died Friday, May 3, 2013.

Winifred Knight Mewborn, 92, of Hellertown, formerly of Southern California, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's, Lower Saucon Township. She was born in Connecticut on July 27, 1920 to the late Eric and Diane (Hall) Knight. Her father was the author of "Lassie Come Home." She worked as a legal and judicial secretary, retiring in the late 1970s from Los Angeles County. She attended the Church of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Hellertown.

SURVIVORS

Children: Alice Babbitt Freeh wife of James H. Freeh of Quakertown, John C. Mewborn of Lompoc, Calif., Elizabeth wife of Gordon Cowan of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., Michael E. Knight of Temecula, Calif.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sisters: Betty Knight Myers and Jennie Knight Moore. 

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SERVICE

Family and friends are invited to call from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., 326 Main St., Hellertown. The calling hour will be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the church, 1408 Easton Road, Hellertown. The interment will conclude services at Springtown Cemetery, Springfield Township. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at www.heintzelmancares.com

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CONTRIBUTIONS

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Theresa School, 300 Leonard Street, Hellertown, PA 18055.


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