The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-03-13
LEFT A GOOD TESTIMONY.
K. E. Mckee Died Sunday Evening
Consumption Caused Death.

Consumption Caused Death.
Ralph Everett Mckee, highly re-
spected citizen of Reynoldsvillc, peace
fully departed this life ut 900 p. IN.
Sunday. March 10th. 1901. at the home
of his father, David Mckee. at Corsica,
near Brookvillc. Consumption was
cause Of his demise. For several years
the dread disease had been sapping his
vitality, but Ralph fought bravely
against the inevitable and continued
his daily toll until last December, when
he gave up his position in the ]. & G.
G. Il |. Co. scale Office at Big Soldier,
and just before Christmas he started
for Arizona in hopes that the change of
climate would restore his health and
give him a longer lease Of life, but the
disease had fastened itself too firmly to
yield to the change Of climate. Ralph
was away over two months. and during
that time he was at Kansas City, Kan,
Deming, New Mexico, and Tucson,
Arizona. He had an ttack of grip and
| his doctors advised an immediate re-
turn home IL he would see his loved
| ones before he died. He arrived in
Corsica at noon on Tuesday of last week
and his wife and daughters went to
Corsica Wednesday and were at his bed
side when he closed his eyes in death.
II. f. Mckee was born ut Roseville,
jefferson county, September 1st, 1865.
June 24th, 1891, he was married to Essie
Calvin, of Brookville. Unto them two
daughters were born, who, with the
wife, survive Ralph.
Mr.. Mckee taught school in West
Reynoldsville during the term of 1885,
80. He embarked in the grocery bus
iness in this place with John II. War
nick in 1892, continuing in that business
about one year. In June, 1894, he ac-
cepted position in the scale Office at
Big Soldier, where he remained until
compelled to give up last December on
account of poor health.
Ralph united with the Pisgah Pres
byterian church about twenty years ago,
and was consistent member He was
a worker In the Sunday school AS long
as his health permitted and was assist
ant superintendent of the Presby-
terian school in this place at time of
death. He passed away with testi-
mony on his lips that he was entering
into the joyful haven Of rest. About a
half hour before he died he reused up
and said to those around his bed side:
"Oh, It's beautiful" A few minutes
later he said: 81 thought | saw
mother" and just before his heart
ceased beating he nodded his head and
whispered, Eyes, yes, I'm coming" and
thus his earthly career ended.
Funeral services were held at the
Pisgah Presbyterian church at Corsica
at 200 p. m. Tuesday, conducted by
Rev. w. Frank Reber, pastor of Reyn-
oldsville Presby church, assisted
by Rev. F. p. Britt, OF Corsica, and the
mortal remains of a good husband, low
ing father and kind neighbor, were
buried in the Pisgah cemetery. The
funeral was a very large one. The
Clionian Club of Reynoldsville, OF which
Mrs. Mckee is member, sent some
beautiful cut flowers.
Besides his wife and two daughters,
Ruth and Helen, Mr.. Mckee is survived
by his father, three brothers and three
sisters.
Ralph was member of the Protective
Home Circle, in which he carried 81, 900
life insurance that will be paid to his
widow inside OF 30 days.