John McKray (1966)

MCKRAY

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 12/23/2016 at 16:10:23

Stuart Herald
Stuart, Iowa
Friday, September 23, 1966

LAST RITES WEDNESDAY FOR JOHN McKRAY, 87

Services were held Wednesday afternoon Sept. 21 in the Presbyterian church for John McKray, 87, who passed away Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Dexter hospital.

During his lifetime he had farmed and also owned and operated a grocery and meat market at DeSoto.

Survivors include a sister-in-law, Mrs. Lillian McKray of Dexter, nieces and nephews.

Interment was at Earlham.
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Dexfield Review-Sentinel
Redfield, Iowa
Thursday, September 22, 1966

Another Older Citizen Dies, John McKray

DEXTER: Services were held Wednesday, September 21 at the Dexter Presbyterian Church for John McKray who passed away September 18 at the age of 87 at the Dexter Clinic after a lingering illness. Rev. Charles White officiated at the service and interment was at the Earlham Cemetery. Until retirement, Mr. McKray farmed for many years in this region.
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Dexfield Review-Sentinel
Redfield, Iowa
Thursday, October 13, 1966

OBITUARY

John James McKray, eldest son of James and Emma Cartwright McKray was born at Hancock, Iowa, April 10th, 1879 and passed from this life, at the age of 87 years.

When he was seven years of age his parents went back to the Iowa City community where they had formerly lived, and here he grew to manhood finishing school at the Iowa City Academy; later farming with his father. He became a member of the IOOF Lodge at the age of twenty one years and always strictly lived its teaching. At the time of his passing he was a 66 year member. His standards of life were Helpfulness, Humility, and Honesty; believing as the poet expressed it, “Honest toil is holy service, Faithful work is praise and prayer.”

He was united in marriage to Netta M. Downard March 29th, 1906 at Waterville, Kansas and with the exception of five years spent at Tolstoy, South Dakota; they lived in the Earlham community where they farmed. Ill heath caused him to quit the farm and they came to Dexter to live in 1948.

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