The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-09-24
death OF FAMOUS
RAILROAD OFFICIAL

In the death of Mr.. William ]. Nc
Kee, which occurred at his farm home
in York, Wednesday night at 10 o.
clock, there passed from life one of
the best known railroad men in the
United States. Entering the rail
way service in 1878, his career was
successful and continuous until three
years ago, when, Of his own volition,
he retired from the business in which
he had labored SO long and purchased
the large farm at York which former
| ly belonged to P. W. Hemispaugh, and
upon which he has resided until called
by death.
The deceased was born March 27,
1856, at Milwaukee, Wis. Entered the
railway service in 1873, since which he
has been consecutively to 1880, tele-
graph operator and station agent of
the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati &
indianapolis road; from 1880 to 1888
was train dispatcher at Cleveland and
Cincinnati; from January / to June1
1889, was chief dispatcher and train
master at Cincinnati and Richmond,
Va, for the Chesapeake & Ohio rail
way company; from June 1889 to Sept.
1890 ne was superintendent of the
same ROAD; from Sept. 1890 to March
1892, ne was master of trains on the
Central road of Georgia, located at
Savannah, Ga; from March to Sept.
1892 he was superintendent of the
Louisville, New Orleans & Texas rail
way company at Memphis, Tenn; from
Sept. 1892 to Sept Is, 1893 he was
superintendent of the Newport News
& Mississippi railway company and
Ohio Valley railway at Paducah, KY;
from Sept. 16, 1898 to Oct. 1, 1900, he
was superintendent of the Central di-
vision of the st. Louis Iron Mountain
& Southern railway; from Oct. 1900 to
March /, 1902 he was superintendent
Of the Arkansas division of the same
road at Little Rock, Ark; from July
l, 1902 to Oct. l, 1902 he was super
intendent of the Colorado division of
the Missouri Pacific railway at Pueblo,
Colo; from Oct. l 1902, to 1906, he
was superintendent of eastern divis-
ion Of the same road at Sedalia, Mo-
Since, he has, been successfully Gen
eral superintendent Of the Missouri
Pacific at Coffeeville, Kas.; IF the same
railroad at Kansas City, NO., and of
the st. Louis & Iron Mountain South
ern, at Little Rock, Ark, the latter
position marking the close of his ac-
tive business career.
AS an evidence of the high standing
Mr.. Mckee enjoyed in the estimation
of railroad officials, even many years
ago, he was given full supervision of
all trains entering Cleveland during
the funeral Of President Garfield.
Mr.. Mckee had always been an ac-
tive lodge man, as the following mem
berships will attest: The Scottish Rite
body, Little Rock, Ark. Commandery,
Vicksburg, Miss; Council, Little Rock;
Chapter, Delaware, o.; Shrine, Louis
vile, Ky. He held membership with
the order of Elks at Paducah, Ky.
The deceased was married July %,
1876, to Miss Nett Foskett of Medina.
To this union were born three chill
dren-W. A. McKee,. George Mckee
and she who is now Mrs. Carl Starr
Of York. The widow and children
survive.
Funeral services will be held at the
home on Sunday afternoon at / o'clock
central standard time, conducted by
the Masonic lodge of Dover, and bur-
ial will be made in Riverside ceme-
terry, Cleveland.