William Joseph Kuprion

1929 - 1943  (14 years)

• Name	William Joseph Kuprion
  Born	20 Jul 1929	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 1943	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Buried	Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I84883	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Albert Stegner Kuprion,   b. 18 Nov 1906, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 25 Jul 1983, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Henrietta Greenwell,   b. 24 Aug 1906, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1952, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	Abt 1926	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: William J Kuprion Home in 1930: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Age: 0 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1929 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Albert Mother's Name: Henrietta Race: White [S357] Kentucky Birth Collection, 1852-1999. Name: William J Kuprion Date of Birth: 20 Jul 1929 County: Jefferson Mother's Name: Herietta Volume Number: 071 Certificate Number: 35106 Volume Year: 1929 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). William Joseph Kuprion Birth: Jul. 20, 1929 Jefferson County Kentucky, USA Death: Dec. 5, 1943 Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA KY Birth Certificate #071-35106 KY Death Certificate #055-27151 Story and obituary with photo - Courier Journal newspaper, Louisville, KY Section B; Page 1 with school picture Monday 6 December 1943 Caddy Killed By Golf Club At Big Springs Walks Into Stick Swung By Friend A skull fracture suffered when he was struck by a golf club which another caddy was swinging brought death to William Kuprion, 14, of 407 Shelby Parkway, at 1:15 p.m. yesterday at Big Springs Golf Club. The boy was said to have walked into the swinging club held by Frank Bluel, 15, of 502 E. St. Catherine, who was standing at No. 1 tee awaiting his party, it was learned by Dr. John M. Keaney, coroner. The iron struck him just below the left ear. Father Is With Seabees Kuprion was taken to the base hospital at Bowman Field, which adjoins Big Springs Club, but was found to be dead. The youth was a first-year student at St. Xavier High School and had been a caddy at Big Springs two years. Bluel, also a St. Xavier student, was a close friend of Kuprion and also had caddied there for two years. Survivors are William's mother, Mrs. John Schmitt; a brother, Robert Kuprion, and a sister, Miss Mary Louise Kuprion. He is also survived by his father, Al Kuprion, former Herald-Post and Cincinnati Enquirer photographer now with the Seabees in the South Pacific. Obituary - Courier Journal newspaper, Louisville, KY Monday 6 December 1943 KUPRION - William Joseph, age 15 years, suddenly, Sunday, December 5, 1943, at 1:32 p.m. Residence, 407 Shelby Parkway. Beloved son of Albert Kuprion, U. S. Navy and Mrs. John H. Schmitt; brother of Robert and Mary louise Kuprion. Notice of funeral later. Obituary - Courier Journal newspaper, Louisville, KY Tuesday 7 December 1943 William Kuprion. Funeral services for William Kuprion, 14, of 407 Shelby Parkway, who died shortly after being struck accidently Sunday by a golf club at Big Spring Golf Club, will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the residence and at 9 a.m. at St. Paul's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Also posted on GenDisasters.com Family links: Parents: Albert Stegner Kuprion (1906 - 1983) Henrietta Greenwell Kuprion (1906 - 1952) Burial: Calvary Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA Created by: Gaye Hill Record added: Dec 30, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 63515285