The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-12
Homer 3 Mckinley Passes
Away Suddenly at Ark
ansas Health Resort
FINE GITIZEN Is GoNE
Had Been in Poor Health for
Year But His Death
Was Unexpected.

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a teleHaphic message received az
Salem Friday night bore the sad In
| teIIigence or the death that night ut
Hot Springs. Ark, of Homer 3. Nc
KInleY. one Of Salem's leading busf-
ness men and citizens.
While Mr. Mckinley was in poor
health, having beea q sJRerer for
more than year from a general
trouble. his death was unexpected
and Sudden. Particulars have not
yet been received. but it is thought
he suffered para1ytic stroke. or was
stricken with heart trouble. He
went to Hot Springs about a week
ago for the benefit OF his health, az
ter resigning the cashiershIp of the.
Salem Merchants and Producers
bank and giving up his other business
duties. He was accompanied by his.
wife and her brother. James II.
Rarnes, Jr.. of st. Louis.
The body left Hot Springs Satur-I
day enronte to West Virginia. The
funeral Will take place at HARRIS
Vile, but the arrangements for the
same Will not be made until the body
arrives
Mr.. Mckinley was born in Rttchie
county this state, june 9, 1864, and
educated In tho common schools. He
clerked In a store in Salem from
1889 to 1892 and was appointed
postmaster OF Harrisville in 1892,
serving until 1896. He engaged in
the mercantile business In Harris
Vile in 1900 but later disposed oil
that business and located in Salem
the same year where he organized
the Salem Merchants and Producers
bank. useful and successful fnsti-i
tuition from its inception, under his
Active In promoting and advanc-i
ing the interests of his town, he se-II
cured a franchise for street rail-
way in Clarksburg and from Clarks
burg to Salem in 1902. EIe was
president OF the Dog Run Oil & Gas +,
Company. a director of tho FaIrmonti !
Industrial Company. director OF the
Caroline bank at Bowling Green,
Va. ana was prominent in the Nal
sonic and Pythian orders. He was
also a member CT the Methodist
Protestant church. |
Mr.. Mckinley was appointed in !
June last as a member OF the board
,f regents of the Boys Reform School
AE Z ny -N1ONGEKlOF- Law
son, position he filled with eminent |
ability and satisfaction. He, was al
so vfce-president from the first con-
district of West Virginia,
Of the West Virginia Bankers Assoc
citation, an organization with which
he was prominently identified for
years.
As shown by the enterprises with
which he was connected, Mr.. McKln-
ley was active in the development of
tho country and occupied a promin-t
ent position in financial, commercial 7
and Industrial circles. He was
gentleman OF splendid personality, u
prominent Democrat and enjoyed the
and esteem of a wide cir
Gle of business associates aud friends
Mr.. Mckinley is survived by his
wife, whose maiden name was Miss
Laura l. Barnes "a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Barnes, formerly OF
Mo-. and one son, Barnes Nc
aged IL years. lie also
leaves one brother who is in the rail-
way postal service in Illinois, and
two sisters who live in Harrtsville.
The untimely death of Mr.. Nc
Sinley Is, deplored not only in Salem,
but also throughout the county. as
there has gone from earth loyal
,itizen, an influential business man
and a gentleman endeared to all who
knew him.