Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McKendry, Allen J. "Mike" March 13, 1950
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Sentinel-Standard - Tuesday, March 14, 1950

                     Ionia Farmer Killed In Accident Monday
                          Dies Under Wheels Of Tractor

Allen J. (Mike) McKendry, 50 year-old Easton township farmer was instantly 
killed at 4:20 p.m. Monday when he slipped and fell beneath the huge drive 
wheel of a farm tractor he was driving.

The accident occurred on the McKendry home farm north of Dildine as McKendry 
and a brother, Royce McKendry, a neighbor were driving to a field to spread 
manure.

Coroner Dale Kauffman of Ionia said the drive wheel of the tractor passed over 
McKendry's head fracturing his skull and jaw. He was dead on admittance to the 
Ionia Memorial hospital, a short time later. 

                             Hauling Spreader
Coroner Kauffman said the accident was described to him by Royce McKendry, who 
was helping Allen prepare the field for spring. Allen was driving the tractor 
which was hauling the loaded spreader. The equipment was passing over the 
plowed ground which was frozen and the jar had set the spreaders gears into 
operation. He said Allen stepped from his seat on the tractor, apparently 
preparing to drop off the machine and throw the spreader's gears out of 
operation. As McKendry stepped from his seat to a position near the large left 
rear wheel of the tractor, he suddenly slipped and fell. He fell in such a 
position that the wheel of the tractor passed over his head, throwing McKendry 
sideways so that he fell between the wheels of the spreader which appeared not 
to have struck him. The tractor continued on and the spreader passed over 
McKendry's body without touching it.

Royce McKendry reported to Coroner Kauffman that he was about 100 feet away and 
he ran to the aid of his brother and found him unconscious. Coroner Kauffman 
said McKendry probably was dead then. Royce carried his brother to a car and 
sped to the ______ hospital. The tractor and spreader continued until it ran 
into a snow bank and stopped.

                               Life Long Farmer
Allen McKendry was born January 29, 1900, in Easton township, the son of Mrs. 
Irma McKendry of Ionia and the late John McKendry, who died in 1944. He was 
reared on the home farm where he had been living until his death. On June 23, 
1934, Allen McKendry was married to Fern Wandell of Ionia. They have ____ 
children. Mrs. McKendry's father, L J Wandell died only a few weeks ago.

Allen McKendry was one of eleven children. Survivors include four brothers, 
Harold Thomas McKendry, assistant Ionia city police chief and former deputy 
sheriff, Elmer of Easton township, Edgar of Ronald and Royce of Easton, and 
four sisters, Mrs. Price Haddock, Mrs. Leo Fuller and Mrs. Douglas R. Welch of 
Ionia and Mrs. Edwin Yeomans, jr., of Easton township. A brother, William, died 
in 1935 and a brother, Maurice, died in infancy.

Funeral services are to be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. from the 
Ionia Methodist church. The body was taken to the Boynton funeral home. The 
Rev. Howard Smith will officiate at the services and interment will be at the 
Easton cemetery. 

Additional Comments:
Funeral: Thursday, 16 March 1950
Easton cemetery #441



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