Coosa County AlArchives Obituaries.....McEwen, John Kirkham 
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"PROMINMENT AGED COOSA CITIZEN DIES ON OCT. 5

    The career of one of Coosa County's oldest citizens came to a close
Thursday morning, Oct. 5, at 7:50 o'clock.  Mr. John K. McEwen, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. George W. McEwen, pioneer citizens of Coosa County, was
born April 28, 1856.  On November 28, 1877, he married Miss Cattie
Walker and there was born to this union six children, four of whom now
reside in and near Rockford, two having died several years ago.
    The life of this man may be fittingly characterized as most unusual
and unique.  Evidence of this could be seen in the careful formulation
and execution of all his plans even to the detailed preparation of his
own funeral, which exhibited his usual spirit of devotion to his family
in his efforts to relieve them of everything possible.  He was a
builder, promoter, a developer with faith in himself and his country; a
lover of nature and a believer in the value of her attractions and
benefits; an affectionate husband, a kind, indulgent father and
grandfather.  This is the man to whom a host of sorrowing friends paid
tribute with their presence and their many beautiful floral offerings.
    After retiring from a successful business career as a merchant in
Rockford, he devoted much of his time to his avocation of collecting
Indian relics.  His innate powers of perception of true quality guided
him in acquiring one of the rarest collections of Indian relics in the
South.  The climax of this avocational career was reached when through
his generosity, he donated this valuable collection to the Alabama
Department of Archives and History.  Coosa Countians of future
generations will experience a thrill of pride when they view the bust of
the distinguished contributor to the annals of history.
    Funeral services were held at the McEwen home with the Reverend B.
T. Waites, of Gadsden, officiating, the Reverend C. D. Dobbs, assisting
interment in Sears Chapel cemetery.
    Services include his wife, Mrs. Cattie McEwen; two sons, Walker and
Charles W. McEwen; two daughters, Mrs. Mollie Nixon and Mrs. George B.
McDonald; two granddaughters, Mrs. Horton Gallops and Julia Catherine
McDonald; five grandsons, Roy, Harold, and Charles McEwen, Tom, and
George McDonald; two great-grand children, all of Rockford; a brother,
Mr. Jim McEwen, Rockford; three sister, Mrs. J. T. King, Greenwood,
Ark., Mrs. Jim Miller, Rockford, Mrs. J. P. Dobson, Sylacauga.
    Out of the County people attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Brannon, Leo McEwen, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith, Mr. Mint Speer, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Burroughs, of Montgomery; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McEwen,
Gerald McEwen, Mrs. Anna Belle Holman, Miss Bessie Levie, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fitz, Dr. A. K. Whetstone, Rev. Albert
Branscombs, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Batson, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Aronold, Mr.
Walter Howard, Mrs. John Robinson, Sylacauga; Mr. Monroe Holley, Miss
Mary Lyle Lawson, Mr. Vernie McEwen, Mrs. Jack Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Wall, Wetumpka; Mr. and Mrs. Duffie Holt, Mrs. L. Cowlin, Mr. and Mrs.
John Fomby and Mr. Jake Lewis, Mrs. Jess Thompson, Deatsville; Mr. and
Mrs. John McEwen, Frank McEwen, Wilsonville; Mr. George McCain, Clanton;
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Worthy, Alexander City; Mrs. B. T. Waites, Gadsden;
Judge Wallace, Columbiana." (1)

(1) The Rockford Chronicle, Prominent Aged Coosa Citizen Dies on Oct. 5,
12 Oct 1939, p. 1. Printed in Rockford, Coosa Co., AL. Microfilm:
Located in the Alabama Archives and History, Montgomery, AL.

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