GINKENS, Brittemarte McCRACKEN 1869 - 1944

GINKENS, MCCRACKEN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 8/28/2022 at 14:17:31

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, December 13, 1944
Page SIX, Column 4

Last Rites Tuesday For Mrs. J GINKINS (sic)

Funeral services for Mrs. James GINKINS, 75, who passed away Saturday night at her home in Richland, were held yesterday afternoon at the Gould funeral home. Interment was in the McDowell cemetery.

Mrs. GINKINS was the former Brittemarte McCRACKEN, daughter of Enos and Sidney McCRACKEN. She was born in Jefferson county and had lived most of her life in the McDowell neighborhood and in Richland.

Surviving is her husband, James, GINKINS. A son, Jesse, preceded her in death in 1942.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Friday, December 15, 1944
Page FOUR, Column 5

Richland Corners
by Mrs. C. J. Leech

... Miss Lucy GINKINS of Brighton was called to Richland by the serious illness and death of Mrs. James GINKINS. ...

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Monday, December 18, 1944
Page FIVE, Columns 5 and 6

Brighton
By Mrs. Edna S. Crile

... Fred GINKINS attended the funeral Tuseday of his sister-in-law, Mrs. James GINKINS. The services were at Richland with burial at McDowell cemetery southeast of Richland. Miss Lucy GINKINS had been assisting with the care of her sister-in-law, who suffered a stroke on December 4 and passed away on December 9. ...

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Note: Husband James Harmon GINKENS died the following year, in 1945, and was buried with her.