The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-01-07

Spring; and Leo S. Startzman, Ha-
gerstown.
Richard Donald Mckee, one of Ha-
gerstown's best known citizens, vice
president and founder of the hard
ware company bearing his name,
died at his home, 213 South Prospect
Street, on January 3, of heart at
tack. He would have been 80 years
old this month
The hardware business was started
in 1873 by his father and upon his
fathers death, Mr.. Mckee and his
brother conducted the business as the
Mckee Brothers. Shortly after the
turn Of the century, he went into
business on his own at the present
location, 40 North Potomac Street,
and was active until the time of his
death.
The present business was incorp-
GRATED in 1949 1t is one of the three
Oldest retail enterprises in Hagers-
town.
Mr.. Mckee was born January 81,
1874, in Hagerstown, the son of
Charles E. S. Mckee and Alice de-
Marise (Jones) Mckee, and spent his
entire life here.
Mr.. Mckee was a member of st.
Marks Episcopal Church at Lappans,
the Assembly Club, and would have
been a 51-year member of the Ha-
gerstown Lodge of Elks in March
of this year.
He is survived by a son, Charles
Mckee, Hagerstown, who is presi-
dent of the hardware company, and
two grandchildren, r. d. Mckee End
and Jane Mckee.
Ellis Lee UpdegrOve, retired West
ern Maryland Railroad engineer,
died on January 2 at the home of his
daughter-in-law, A. Mabel Upde-
grove, 400 South Potomac Street
He was "a years old and the hus-
band of the late Annie K. Upde-
grove He was born and reared in
Perry County, Pa.
He began his railroad career at the
age of II as fireman on the old Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad, which is
now part of the Norfolk and West
ern, He had been a locomotive en-
gineer for 81 years until his retire
ment in 1887. He was a member of
the old Hagerstown Light Infantry
and served in the u S. Navy during
the early nineties.
He was member of Emmanuel
Evangelical u B. Church and the
Mems Bible Class and was also
member of the Woodmen of the
World.
He is survived by son, E. Ramon
Updegrove, of Hagerstown.
Mrs. Jennie f. Freed, Hagerstown,
Route l, died at the Washington
County Hospital on January 2, aged
IA years.
She was the daughter of the late
Moses M. and Jane R. (Smith) Rudi-
sill.
Surviving are: son, Charles M.
Freed, Hagerstown Route l; bro
Their, D. Lester Rudisill, Anchorage,
Alaska; and two sisters, Mrs. Cora
Chopper and Mrs. Edna Bowman, Ha-
! gerstown.
Grover c. Myers of Warfordsburg.
died at the Washington County Hos
pital on January 2, after short ill
ness, aged 81 years.
Born in Washington County, he
was the son of the late Emory and
Emily (Shives) Myers, Hancock. He
had been engaged in farming in the
Warfordsburg District for a number
of years.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Kittie
(Weaver) Myers, he is survived by:
two daughters, Mrs. Fred Hruax, at
home, and Mrs. James McMurtie, Ha-
gerstoWn; son, Jones W., Indian
Springs; and four sisters, Mrs. Harry
Younker and Mrs. Willis Younker,
both of Hancock; Mrs Merle Shank,
! Hagerstown; and Mrs. CUTLERY
Sours, Falls Church, Virginia.
Joyce Colleen Wagner, seven
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Wagner, Bower Ave
nue., Halfway, died at the Baltimore
City Hospital on January l, four
days after she was stricken with
polio.
The young girl was born in Cum
berland. She attended the Metho-
dist Sunday School in Oldtown and
was a DllDil at tha 7 inooIy, CobooI