Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
|
Benjamin Franklin McKimmy
His Death Occurred Tuesday Morning of Heart Disease.
Benjamin McKimmy, the old soldier whose death at 44
Chestnut street early yesterday morning was briefly
mentioned in Tuesday's Telegram, had been a resident
of Adrian for perhaps 15 years and was a native of
West Virginia. Mr. McKimmy who was about 70 years of
age, contracted a severe cold which affected the
kidneys and then suddenly went to the heart, about
midnight Monday causing his death at 3:30 Tuesday
morning. He had been able to be up and about the house
and to sit in his chair through his illness.
Mr. McKimmy's wife died about four years ago, and
since then he and one of his daughters, Mrs. Susie
Young, have resided together. Mr. McKimmy had lived in
Lenawee county for about 28 years and formerly resided
at Ogden immediate survivors are two daughters, Mrs.
Susie Young and Mrs. Will Myers, both residents of
Adrian, and one son, A.G. McKimmy of Vincennes, Ind.,
who was in Oklahoma at the time of the death of his
father, but who arrives Thursday.
Funeral services are arranged for Friday at 10
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Myers at 23 Finch street
and under the auspices of Woodbury Post G.A.R.
|
Personal Information
|
Death Date
|
Burial/Final Location
|
Service
|
?/?/1914
|
Oakwood Cem. Adrian
|
Co D Unit 173 26th Militia
|
Publication Information
|
Pub. Date
|
Publication
|
Pub. Page
|
1/22/1914
|
Adrian Daily Telegram, Adrian, MI
|
P:5 C:4
|
Transcription Information
|
Date
|
Transcribed by
|
Source Media
|
January 2005
|
Tom Ladner
|
Microfilm
|
| |