The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-22
OLIVER LEE: M'KAY, PROMINENT CITIZEN OF MERIDIAN, DEAD
Was Past Grand Master of MaSonS and Odd Fellows and President Meridian
 Board of Trade

Meridian, Miss, September 2l.-- | (SpeciaL)--oliver Lee Mckay, 33d degree past grand master of Masons, grand secretary Masonic grand bodies in Missi issppi, president of the Meridian board of trade and cotton exchange, vice president of the state chamber of commerce, past grand master of the Mississippi grand lodge of Odd Fellows and executive general agent of the Mobile and Ohio railroad and the Southern railway in
 Mississippi, died at his honce In this city last night at 12 o'clock after a
 brief Illness due to an affection ot the heart.
 Although not altogether unexpect
 ed during the past two days, the death of Mir. Mckay was nonetheless shocking when the news spread over
 the city this morning.
 As leader in the civic, commercial and fraternal circles of the city and state his death may be looked on in
 the light of q calamity, and as a ClLlZtH NleT1uldH anu the SldNe Id V
 suffered an irreparable loss. Tn all
 matters of city and state welfare O. l.. Mckay was among the fore
 most, lending his splendid energy and ability to the furtherance of those things that meant for the betterment of the living conditions and prosper ity of the people.
 The value of his work for the com
 mercial and civic interests of Merid- ian is best told with the statement
 that for four consecutive times he
 was placed at the head of the board of trade and cotton exchange, the citys only commercial body.
 1 Mckay originated the idea of a state chamber of commerce as a means of further development of the states commercial interests, an or ganization that Is already proving it's worth to the commonwealth When | Mir. Mckay came to Meridian from
 Aberdeen, adopting this city as his
 home, he came as agent of the Mobile | and Ohio freight department. He
 served In this capacity until appoint | ed executive agent of the Mobile
 and Ohio and Southern railway in l Mississippi
 Born In Mobile 1 Oliver Lee Mckay was born in Mo- bile May i, 1859. He was the son of John Armstead Mckay and Angelica Durham. He was educated in Mo-
 bile, moving to Aberdeen, then to | Meridian. His wife, who was
 Miss Clara Olivia Kmball. survives, with the following children. Oliver 1 C. of Meridian, John of Texas Mrs. I Annie Lou Saunders, Mrs. Robert 1 Hasselle, Mrs Charlie Snow and Mrs. Virgil Adams.
 | He was member of St. Pauls
 Episcopal church. of which he was 1 senior warden, and had been for
 many years. He was member of
 King Solomon lodge, S33, Meridian
 chapter Rame, 25; w. s. Patton 1 council, R. and s. M, and Cyrene commandery, No. 8. Also a member | of Meridian chapter, o. E. s., mem
 Der of Samasa temple; also mem 1 Der of the Scottish Rite consistory. | Having been presiding officer of all ! the Masonic bodies, he was grand
 master of the grand lodge in 1900; | also grand master of Odd Fellows Tn
 1900; grand high priest of the grand l chapter; grand master of, the grand 1 council, R. and s. M, and grand com
 mander of the grand commandery. Al his death he was grand secretary
 and grand recorder of all the Ma sonic bodies in Mississippi also sec
 retary of the board of managers Of
 the Masonic home.
 The body was taken to the Scottish
 Rite cathedral this afternoon at
 o'clock, where 1t will lie in state until the hour of the funeral.
 The funeral service will be heio from St. Pauls Episcopal church al IA o'clock Thursday afternoon, the
 service at the church to be conduct
 ed by the Rev. ]. II. Boosey. Ihe
 Masonic services will be conducted
 by the grand lodge, escorted oy hihs Solomon lodge, No. 333, and other visitiuR MasOns.