Melinda McVey

MCVEY, MCKEE, HERRINGTON, MUNGER, MCCURDY, GIFFIN

Posted By: Lynn McCleary (email)
Date: 6/12/2021 at 20:55:33

Columbus Gazette, August 29, 1935, page 5

Melinda McKee, youngest daughter of Daniel and Jane McKee was born on October 15 1861, in Coshocton county, Ohio, and passed away at the Mercy hospital in Iowa City at 12:50 Sunday afternoon, August 25th.

She spent her girlhood in Ohio and grew to womanhood there, coming to Conesville, Iowa in the fall of 1883.

On April 4, 1895, she was united in marriage to George H. McVey, of Iowa City. She spent most of her married life in Iowa City, having made her home at Conesville the past few years.

Ten days previous to her death she was stricken suddenly with appendicitis and submitted to an operation in the Iowa City Mercy hospital. She was seemingly on the road to recovery and the doctor said she would be able to leave the hospital in ten days. Sunday she enjoyed a good dinner and in a few more minutes she passed away suddenly. Death being caused by a blood clot.

She is survived by her husband, step daughters, Mrs. Hazel Herrington of West Liberty and Mrs. Orpha Munger, of Detroit, Michigan. Also, one sister, Mrs. Eva McCurdy, Conesville, and two brothers, L. A. McKee of Okmulgee, Okla. One sister, Mrs. Nancy Giffin and two brothers, Vance and Chalmers McVey preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church in West Liberty. Burial will take place in the McVey lot in the West Liberty cemetery.