Visitation will be on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am at Memorial Baptist Church, 1634 Paris Rd, Columbia, MO. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am at the church with Rev. Robert Lively officiating.
Delia was born on May 23, 1920 in Ashland, MO the daughter of Charles and Florence (Pauley) Ellis who preceded her in death. She was married on May 17, 1940 in Columbia, MO to William Woodrow “Woody” Knipp who preceded her in death on March 23, 1989. Delia then married Kenneth White in 1996 in Hartsburg, MO who preceded her in death in 2014. A son Joseph Woodrow Knipp preceded her in death in 2003.
She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church.
Delia's passions besides God and her family was music. She learned to play piano on a player piano as a small child. She knew by Memory, not notes thousands of songs starting from pre 1920 through today. Hymns, standards, Christmas, country and ragtime were her favorites to play on piano. She was a member of four different bands after retirement. Her capacity to be a wonderful mother, wife, grandmother and caregiver was beyond human measure.
Survivors include: her son, Charles Knipp (Linda) of Harrisburg, MO; two daughters, Karen Eubanks (Mark) of Columbia, MO and Beverly Bachmann of Columbia, MO; five grandchildren, Brenda May, Laura Perkins, Eddie Knipp, Robin Halford and Christina Eubanks; five great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home, 9501 W Coyote Hill Rd, Harrisburg, MO 65256 OR Memorial Baptist Church, 1634 Paris Rd, Columbia, MO 65202.
