Obit for McKINNY, Henry Burl (b.1879 d.1928), Swift Co., MN
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Appleton Press
Appleton, Minnesota
Friday, October 21, 1928

H. B. McKinny Dies Sunday of Injuries Inflicted by Bull

Death Is Shock to Community Where He Long Resided.
H. B. McKinny resident of a farm just east of Appleton, died at the local 
hospital last Sunday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock, death resulting from 
injuries he received when attacked by a bull in a stall in his barn shortly 
after 5:30 o'clock that morning. Mr. McKinny had gone to the barn alone at 
about 5:30 to do the morning chores and it appears had completed the feeding 
of the other stock. As he was about to enter the stall where the bull was 
tied, this animal attacked him, first breaking his left leg and then 
mauling him about the chest and shoulder on the left side until the 
bones and organs on that side were all broken and crushed. Despite these 
injuries he succeeded in dragging himself from the barn to the house door 
step and attracted the attention of Mrs. McKinny. Medical attention was 
summoned immediately and he was removed to the hospital where every 
possible aid was given him, but without avail.
News of his injury and death came as a shock to this community in which 
he had resided the greater portion of his life and where he had always 
been held in the highest esteem as a neighbor and a citizen.
Henry Burl McKinny was just past 49 years of age. He was born July 24, 
1879, in Crawford county, Wisconsin, the son of George w. and Nancy E. 
McKinny. When he was four years of age his parents moved to Butler county, 
Iowa, and tow years later to Chickasaw county. The family came to reside 
on a farm north of Appleton March 10, 1898, and this community had been 
his home continuously since.
He was married to Marie Johnson April 30, 1907, and they operated the 
McKinny home farm for five years. Following this they moved to this 
village where Henry was engaged in business for a period of about six 
years. In 1918 they moved to a farm just east of Appleton and this was 
their home at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Miss Irene McKinny of 
Minneapolis, and two sons, Harold and Gordon, who are students at school. 
Three brothers and two sisters also survive. They are John A. McKinny 
of Appleton; Chas. T. and Walter H. of Detroit Mich.; Jeanette of 
Hollywood, Cal., and Mrs. Ida Smith of Walla Walla, Wash.
Mr. McKinny was a member of the local chapter of the A.F.&A.M. and of 
the A.O.U.W., Degree of Honor and Modern Brotherhood lodges. He was 
always active in community affairs. He had been for a number of years 
a member of the Swift County fair organization, was for four consecutive
years president of the board of directors and at the of his death a 
member of the board. He also held the position of town clerk in the 
township of Edison, and was treasurer of the board of education in his 
school district. At the urgent request of his friends he became a 
candidate for the office of county commissioner from this district and 
his name was before the voters in this election for that position. 
During his residence in the village he held a place on the village 
council, being elected to that position in 1916.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from 
the home and two o'clock from the M.E. church here, Rev. A.C. Scholberg, 
the present pastor, and Rev. J.S. Kettlewell, a former pastor, 
officiating and the remains were interred in the local cemetery.
P.W. Hunter, C.E. Randelman, George F. Bryan, H.H. DeWall, F.R. McGowan 
and John Ryan were honorary pall bearers, while the active pall bearers 
were A.W. Snyder, O.W. Spencer, Lafe Perry, L.A. Briggs, Louis Perry 
and George L. Clapp.
Local business places were closed during the funeral service and the 
large number of persons who attended the service gave evidence of the 
high regard in which he was held.
Mrs. Ida Smith of Walla Walla, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis of St. 
Cloud; Mrs. Ed. Schmidt and son, Calvin of Webster, S.D.; Peter Johnson 
of Louisburg, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Carpenter and son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. 
Spencer Carpenter and daughter Mario, and Mrs. Carl Schmidt all of 
Webster, S.D.; were among those from a distance who came to attend 
the funeral.