Thomas C. McCarty 1904-1972

MCCARTY, POOLE, SLUTZ, DUNCAN, COLEMAN, BLUE, GASKELL

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/2/2001 at 22:57:42

THOMAS C. McCARTY

The funeral for Thomas C. McCarty, 68, was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27 in the Keosauqua United Methodist Church with the Rev. James M. Ford officiating. Burial was in Forbes Cemetery.

Mr. McCarty, who was employed at the Brass Rail in Keosauqua, was found dead in his home Friday morning, Nov. 24. Death occurred late Thursday afternoon, according to Dr. Kiyoshi Furumoto, Van Buren Co. medical examiner.

He was born Feb. 23, 1904 at Mt. Zion to John and Rhoda Poole McCarty. He married Madeline Slutz in Ottumwa on Sept. 30, 1922 and spent most of his life in the Mt. Zion area, moving to Keosauqua six years ago. Mrs. McCarty died Dec. 5, 1957.

He is survived by 11 children, Robert and James of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Lovenia Duncan, Mrs. Verne Coleman and Richard of Bonaparte, Arthur of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Audrey Blue of Glenwood Springs, Colo., Mrs. Carolyn Gaskell of Keosauqua, Leslie of Douds, Gary who is with the U.S. Army at Ft. Carson, Colo., Donald of Oskaloosa and by several brothers and sisters.

Catcott Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 186 of Obit Book #1 (1963-1974) found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's Collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given, however handwritten on the obit is "30 Nov 1972.") ORIGINAL POST 17 Sep 1999.

I am NOT related to Thomas C. McCarty and am posting his obit for those who may find him in their family history.