Dr. Howard Kinyon
Dr. Howard B. Kinyon, 72, a former Ann Arbor resident and one-time University Medical School assistant, died Saturday in Veterans Hospital, Dearborn.
Dr. Kinyon was born April 19, 1880, in Rock Island, Ill., a son of Dr. Claudius B. and Maria W. Kinyon. His father was professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the now-abolished U-M Homeopathic School from 1897 to 1918.
Dr. Kinyon was at one time a special inspector for all Michigan veterans hospitals and for 30 years was health officer for Trenton, Mich.
He served in World War I as a member of the so-called Polar Bear unit stationed in Russia for two years.
Dr. Kinyon was married to Justine Hart in 1924. She died in 1949.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Clayton Stevens, and a niece, Miss Helen Stevens, both of Ann Arbor. Miss Stevens, who is teaching at Heidelberg, Germany, is flying home to attend funeral services at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Ridge Funeral Home at Trenton.
Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery here, where graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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Physicians & Surgeons
University of Michigan - Faculty & Staff
University of Michigan Homeopathic Hospital
University of Michigan Medical School
Grace Hospital
Michigan State Sanatorium [Howell]
Ridge Funeral Home [Trenton]
Forest Hill Cemetery
Polar Bear Expedition [WWI]
Obituary
Old News
Ann Arbor News
Howard B. Kinyon
Claudius B. Kinyon
Maria W. Kinyon
Justine Hart Kinyon
Helen Stevens
Clayton Stevens
Melinda Kinyon Stevens