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Submitted: 3/30/15 • Approved: 3/30/15 • Last Updated: 4/18/18 • R767394-G767393-S3
Jun 4, 1931
Dec 18, 1963
Sophia Altis, daughter of Adolph and Magdalena Kraus, was born in Munich, Germany, on June 4, 1931. She died on December 18, 1963 at the age of 32 years six months and 14 days. At the time of her passing she was a patient in the Lackland Air Force Base Hospital in Texas.
October, 2, 1951 she was united in marriage to Bill Altis of Cabool, Missouri, who was stationed with the Air Force in Germany. The marriage took place in Bitburg, Germany. To this union three children were born, two sons, Robert and William and one daughter, Deborah Ann.
Ann, as she was better known, had visited in Cabool many times at the home of her mother-in- law, Mrs. Hattie Altis, and in June 1962 she joined the Church of the Brethren in Cabool. For the past several months she had been in poor health.
She was a kind and loving wife and mother and will be missed by all who knew her.
One brother preceded her in death. Besides her husband, Tech. Sgt. Bill Altis and her children she is survived by her parents and one sister, Annelies Reiter all of Munich, Germany. Also, many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Church of the Brethren with Rev. John Wieand officiating. Burial was in Cabool Cemetery under the direction of Elliott Gentry.
Contributed on 3/30/15 by mjrwag
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