Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - McGinnis, Lucinda M. d. January 16, 1916 b. November 29, 1842 d. January 16, 1916 cem. McGinnis Cemetery nee: Stratton sp. Thomas McGinnis pd. January 20, 1916 p. Richmond Missourian, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri; Page 4 com. obit: Death of Mrs. McGinnis Widow of the Late Judge Thomas McGinnis Passed Away, Sunday Mrs. Lucinda M. McGinnis, widow of the late Judge Thomas McGinnis, passed away at the family home 3 miles southwest of Richmond, Sunday evening, January 16, 1916, at 8:30 o’clock at the age of 73 years, following an illness of several months. Mrs. McGinnis’ maiden name was Lucinda M. Stratton and she was born in Ray County, November 29, 1842. She was a daughter of Bennett Stratton who was one of the early settlers of this section. She was first married to Mr. John Duncan of Richmond, and following his death, she was, in November, 1867, married to Mr. McGinnis, who died in February, 1915. To them were born eleven children, two of whom survive - Miss Nannie and Mr. Charles McGinnis, both residing on the home place. She is survived by four step-children as follows:--Mrs. Fannie Wood, Hardin; Mrs. Cora Hughes, Chicago; Mrs. Anna Pettus and Mr. James T. McGinnis, both residents of Richmond. Deceased has been a member of the Christian Church since early womanhood and she was one of the good women of Ray County. During her long residence among our people she had established a love in the hearts of all. While her death had been expected for some time news comes as a shock to her friends and the family have the sympathy of all in their hour of bereavement. The funeral services were held at the home, Tuesday morning, 10 o’clock, conducted by Elder Jas. E. Dunn of Richmond. Interment was made in the family burying ground on the McGinnis farm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------