McGiffin, Mrs. May (Junkin)

HINKHOUSE, JUNKIN, MCGIFFIN, SWINBURN

Posted By: Deborah Brownfield - Stanley (email)
Date: 1/7/2005 at 14:42:00

Fairfield Weekly Journal
April 20, 1898
Page 1

A DAY OF FUNERALS.

Sunday Selected as a Day of the Interment of the Dead, Very Appropriate.

MRS. MAY JUNKIN MC GIFFIN

Beautiful Impressive Ceremonies at Each Funeral and They Were Largely Attended by Sorrowful Relatives and Friends.

Yesterday was a day of funerals, and though the city was filled with sadness, the birds sang as joyously and the sweet breath of spring was wafted peacefully over the land.

At 9 o’clock in the morning the remains of MRS. MAY MC GIFFIN were laid to rest. The services were conducted by REV. BOATMAN, of the Methodist church, assisted by DR. MAGILL, of the Presbyterian church from the residence of MR. and MRS. W. W. JUNKIN, parents of deceased. The funeral directors, JUNKIN & BAKER, directed on of the largest funerals ever held in this city, the many sorrowing friends and old associates wishing to pay their respects to the last of a loved companion. The pall bearers were VICK LAMSON, JAKE
MC KINNEY, J. C. THORNE, H. F. BOOKER, T. Y. LYNCH, and M. W. ROTH. The remains were interred in the old cemetery beside the once loved grand parents.

Relatives present at the funeral were JOE JUNKIN, of Red Oak; JOS. SWINBURN and wife, of Delhi; REV. JOS. HINKHOUSE and wife, of Humbolt, Ia.; SHERRY JUNKIN and wife, of Humbolt; WILL JUNKIN and wife, of Rock Rapids.