Mercer Co, WV Archives, Obituaries -- William Luther McKinney, 1944

Contributed July 19, 2008 for use in USGenWeb Archives 

By: Fred Spradlin, fspradlin@earthlink.net

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Sun., Oct. 15, 1944

   William Luther McKinney, 53, of Basin, Wyoming county, former resident of
Matoaka, died in the Memorial hospital, Princeton at 5:25 yesterday afternoon
as the result of a heart attack suffered three hours earlier.  he was stricken
while hunting near Athens and was brought to the Princeton hospital.
   Mr. McKinney had been in declining health for the last year.  he was born
Feb 5, 1891 at Basin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James William McKinney.  He was
a member of the Methodist church.
   He is survived by his wife, Julia Graham McKinney, and the following
children: Mrs. C. R. Godfrey, Wilbur and Luther, Jr., all of Matoaka, Ray and
Malcolm, of Baltimore,Quentin and Glen, of the U. S. navy, Mrs. C. W. Akers,
Katy and Frances, all of Basin.
   The following brothers and sisters also survice: C. W. McKinney, of Akron,
Ohio, Samuel McKinney, of High Point, N. C., George McKinney of Herndon,
Robert McKinney of Basin, Arthur McKiney, of High Point and Mrs. Charles
Winston of Montcalm.
   Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of the sons who are
in the navy.  The body will remain at the Bailey funeral home in Matoaka until
arrangements are complete.

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