Kimble County, TX - Obituaries:  McKee, Wm. R., 1940
Thursday, August 3, 2000

Submitted by:  burtwyat@ctesc.net  (Frederica Wyatt)
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  Found in the scrapbook belonging to the late Margaret Griffen Harrison, Junction, Texas
                                  (Name of paper not given)

                     Wm. R. McKee Dies Following Injury Sustained Aug. 12

                Deceased Was Prominent Citizen of Kimble County For 60 Years

  In the homegoing of Wm. B. McKee at his hoem last Thursday, September 19, one of Kimble
County's best known and best loved pioneer citizens passed to his heavenly home.  For 60
years he had lived in Kimble county and was well and favorably known to nearly eery citizen
in the county.  On August 12 he fell at his home and after a few days treatment was rushed
to San Antonio where he received treatment.  After two weeks in San Antonio, he returned to
him home, but due to his age and the serious nature of his injuries he did not improve and
was relieved of all earthly suffering on the date given above.
  Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schreiner-Hodges Company.  Funeral
services were held at the Church of Christ Friday afternoon, September 20, with Elder J. E.
Black in charge of the services.  following the services at the church, he was laid to rest
in the Junction Cemetery with Masonic honors.
  The following were active pall bearers:
  Clay Secrest, E. Holekamp, C. W. McCarroll, George Pepper, J. E. Wiedeman, Walter Buck,
Roy King, and M. E. Blackburn.
  Honorary pall bearers included all his neighbors and friends.
  Wm. R. McKee was born in Lexington, Ky., but moved to Missouri with his family when a 
small boy where he grew to manhood.  He was married to Miss Susie Pepper on December 9, 
1879.  The following year they moved to Kimble county where they engaged in ranching.  
Mrs. McKee died on October 8, 1928.  He was married to Miss Stella Martin on June 11,
1930, who survives him.
  Other survivors are Mrs. Geo. McKee, Amboy, Washington, a sister-in-law, and three
nephews, Leoanrd and Andrew McKee, Amboy, Washington, and Roy McKee, Van Couver, Washington.
  Mr. McKee has been an outstanding character in Kimble county for the 60 years that he has
lived here.  He was a successful ranchman for many years and was one of the pioneers in 
developing the Angora goats in this country.  He was a stockholder and director in the
Junction State Bank many years, and was also a stockholder and director in the Junction Cattle
Loan Company.  He was interested in everything for the progress and development of this
county but his most outstanding work was in his religious actiites.  He was the largest
contributor in the building of the modern Church of Christ building.  He took a pride in
his reliegious work and was a great help to his pastors in carrying on the work of the Church.
His greatest desire was to be of service to others.
  He numbered his friends by his acquaintances and the large number present at the funeral
services and the beautiful floral offerings attested his popularity in the community where
he spent the greater part of his life.
  Out-of-town relatives and friends attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs Geo. B. Pepper
and daughter, Wilma, Sweetwater; Mrs. Paul Crawford, San Antonio; Mrs. Gay Sieker, Kerrville;
Judge and Mrs. Linden, San Antonio; Mrs. Alf Shaw, Christoval; Mr. and Mrs. Alf Schweining,
Sonora; Ben Pepper, Ramona, California.
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