Ernest Ulysses McKinney (1929)

MCKINNEY, PETERSON

Posted By: Linda Brittain (email)
Date: 11/27/2006 at 17:31:25

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
March 21, 1929 – page 11

MORTUARY

Ernest Ulysses McKinney

Ernest Ulysses McKinney, second son of J. M. and Anna McKinney, was born near Churchville, Iowa, February 12, 1898, and died at his home near Truro, March 1st, 1929, aged 31 years and 15 days. He was one of a family of nine, who in the order of their ages are: Luther, Ernest, Mary, Elizabeth, Frank, deceased, Dale, Sam, Anna and Floyd.

All his life had been spent in near vicinities, living in and near Winterset, and moving with his family to a farm near St. Charles nineteen years ago. On March 14, 1923, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Marie Peterson, of near Patterson, and moved on a farm near Peru, where they resided until a short time ago, when they moved to a farm northwest of Truro. To this union was born one son, Glen Ernest, who with his mother survive. He leaves his wife and son, mother, father, four brothers and three sisters.

Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in St. Charles, Monday, March 4th, at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Parks, of Prairie City, a former pastor, after which his body was laid to rest in the Blair Chapel cemetery.
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa

March 7, 1929 – page 1

Truro Man Hangs Self

Truro, March 4. Special. – The people of Truro were shocked Friday morning when word was brought to town that Ernie McKinney had hanged himself. The McKinney’s were just moving to a farm about one-half mile west of town, recently vacated by the Clyde Miller family. Mr. McKinney left the house about six o’clock a. m., to do his chores. After a couple of hours, when he did not return, his wife sent her husband’s younger brother to look for him, thinking perhaps he had been kicked by a horse. The boy went to the barn, where he found his brother hanging by a halter rope. Ernie was always kind and friendly and never seemed to worry. A note was found in his pocket, also three checks dated the fore part of February. The note was quite worn and addressed to his wife. He was devoted to his only child, a son of four years, and a kind husband to the wife he leaves. His body was brought to the W. D. Kale undertaking parlor where it was cared for until Monday, when funeral services were held from St. Charles. Interment was made in the Blair Chapel cemetery.