"THOMAS C. MCCARTY 1904-1972

MCCARTY, MYERS, SELLWOOD, PARKER, JONES, POOLE, SLUTZ, DUNCAN, COLEMAN, BLUE, GASKELL, FURUMOTO

Posted By: Mary E. Lanigan (email)
Date: 6/17/2002 at 20:21:03

THOMAS C. McCARTY 1904-1972
My G. Uncle

The funeral of THOMAS C. MCCARTY, 68 was held at 11 am Monday, Nov, 27 in the KEOSAQUA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH with the REV. JAMES F. FORD officiating. Burial was in FORBES CEMETERY.

MR. McCARTY who was employed at the BRASS RAIL in KEOSAQUA,Iowa, was found dead at his home Friday morning November 24. Death occured late Thursday afternnon, according to Dr. Kiyoshi Furumoto, Van Buren Co,Iowa. Medical examiner.

He was born Feb 23, 1904 at Mt Zion to JOHN and RHODA POOLE MCCARTY. He married MADELINE SLUTZ in Ottumwa,Iowa on Sept. 30, 1922 and spent most of his life in the Mt. Zion area, moving to Keosaqua six years ago. MRS. MCCARTY died Dec 05, 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, Iowa, MRS. AUDREY BLUE of Glenwood Springs, Colo, MRS. CAROLYN GASKELL of Keosaqua, 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.

*Decendants of JOHN MCCARTY who was born 1834 in Ireland and MARY OLIVE HAYWARD or CHANEY. She was born 1836.THOMAS C. McCARTY had a sister OLLIE MCCARTY who married my JAMES P. MYERS I decend from this couple.