Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-07-01
rdG. Mckinney Dies
~ liter Short Illness

.... surprised and shocked
..... 'u-t afternoon when
Ia 49,. a,. flashed over the city
tl' .t ui hi q. Mckinney af-
o. r r.irt illness. Death was
~ ....,.ic poisoning. and oc-
d" ,r Memorial Hospital
']' ...- rushed in a last at
"" .... h.. life. His wife and
w.. ''' .r....h. on" sister and three
N.., ni, with him when the
end ,.'.'
r..t. ling I'd had gone to
..... 70. Usual and told friends
f.i, fine. In few hours he
Us. t....,... ,iying that he felt badly.
w.. .f... arrival there he was very
.,i wa, taken To the hospital
.".. | me- uttered convulsions and
,,., .uasciousness. never again
.,,.. IN this earth. Numerous
,Oa,i. l.a.,ing of his desperate con-
s.,,cn were At the hospital where
.,n,h.r muses. and physicians made
s,l,,r, fight through the night to
-, ,h. light life spark alight. but
:. ,,,, and he breathed his last
ah,n. or. o'clock Saturday after
noon
Funeral -nrvices were held at the
rir.t christian Church at four
o,,ock sunday afternoon. They
vara conducted by the pastor, Rev
cha. N Srhoonover, assisted by DR..
repha, shclbourne Of Sherman. a
,orner pastor Of the deceased's. The
nla,torm and altar were completely
banked with profuse and beautiful
noral offerings from sOrrOwing and
sympathetic friends, and immense
,brong filled the church auditorium
AZ last tribute to the deceased and
followed his remains to their last
resting place. Highland cemetery.
The active pail bearers were H. L.
Cox ?. T., Laird. W. F.. Pendleton,
W c. Slaughter and Fred Lutes. The
The honorary pail bearers were,
C o Johnson. W. X. Gilstrap, c. P.
Abbot. O. K. Salmon. Horace Mar
shall. &. H. Hall. V. B. Hayes. Fred
Lcvr;. Fr"nk Dyer. j. B. Hickman,
L VI E'au,. 4. B. Davis, G.. W.
Archibald :. G.. Boswell, Sam Stone,
|G h N.-y, NJ. W. Fitzgerald. Will
III E,a,,. +. " Albin, NJ. f. Good
iag. " " Leonard. NJ. Brame, c. W.
Ha''r.a'E. f. II Stewart. c. y. Dono-
b. N R.-'r. B"al Grinnel. l.. S. Bon
ne f. i. Spcairs. r. V. Hiltibrand,
J F Black. Mike Sneed
ri Il Mckinney was born at Nc
ky Texas. September 80. 1867.
n ,'.i 'h"rr with his parents until
l>'o Ns"n the family removed to
B N Z. nd whore he lived. grew to
Ma1hoo and entered business. In
lt.i h" with his family removed to
Hlaey Grove. whore they resided
rr.! i'l>. when they came to Du-
tar' Fur a YEAR he was associated
WI WV y Il. severance ffdFuWafe
C., ant 'h"r he bought the hard
VA" business of S. =. Davis which
b. renamed the f.. G.. Mckinney
FaHwar" co.. and which he operated
ul' hi, death. /
L" Na- married at BOnham, April
~ !''; to Georgia Ella Hunt. To
'hem were horn four children, all
ol whom with his wife survive him.
IT, children. all of them in Durant.
BE GaI"n H.. Elizabeth, Doris and
tc"!n II" is also survived by three
of''h''H and one sister, j. r. Nc ,
Elfa"y and Miss Halle Mckinney of
Duran' h A. Mckinney of Dallas
fo' jess Mckinney of Honey Grove.
Rea! early in life he united with
Tue christian Church and since that
aa' ha> bcen a steadfast member,
|oelhs an official Of his church in
ue several communities in which he
|aa' resided, He was a member of
'ne Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges
money Grove. At the time Of his
uei'h h" WAS also member of the
|n"a'y club. The Durant Country
''lo ana IN" Chamber of Commerce,
al director OF the two last named
Pls'!'G'iOns. /