| Obit For | John McKinney |
|---|---|
| Headline | Another Old Citizen Dies |
| Text | After sickness of several weeks, John
McKinney suffered a stroke of paralysis at his home at Hailey Post Office,
Tuesday night and died Wednesday. He was thought to be recovering and was
able to take some nourishment. He was born in Limestone County, Ala., Feb. 16, 1832, and was 76 years, and 3 days old. He was a son of Wm. and Sarah McKinney, who came to Barry County in 1842, and located the McKinney farm, where John died. Both John and his father were great hunters and during the early days in that section whereby they lived they killed numbers of bears not saying anything about the scores of deer, turkeys, and smaller game. John was a bachelor, and his sister, Mrs. Celia Vance lived at the old homestead where they first located in this county. He left two sisters and two brothers, who are Mrs. N. L. Hailey of Cassville and Mrs. Celia Vance of Hailey; Thos. C. McKinney of near Shawnee, Okla., and Edward McKinney of Hailey, and a large number of nephews and nieces in this county to mourn his death. He was a good citizen in every respect, enjoyed the respect and confidence of everybody. He belonged to the old school of men - his word was his bond. It was the writer's good fortune to have known John McKinney for over forty years, and we only knew him to esteem him more highly as the years passed by. He enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861, at Helena, Ark., by the Federals and was placed in prison, where he remained until peace was declared, when he was paroled. The remains were laid to rest Thursday in the McKinney burial Ground. Peace to his memory. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Democrat |
| Date | February 22, 1908, Saturday |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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