Mrs. R. A. McKinney: funeral at the George J. Carroll and Son chapel, burial in Fairview cemetery
24 December 1941 · Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.)
Named here: Rebecca Annie Edwards, John Albert McKinney, Emma Janie McKinney, Walter Bell McKinney, Walter Albon McKinney, Mack Edward McKinney, Joseph Jabie McKinney, Mrs. J. L. Foster, J. F. Edwards, T. Hollis Epton, W. D. Atkins, W. R. Block, Tom Capers, Rafe Piper, Elam Johnson, Claude Jones
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MRS. R. A. McKINNEY
Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Ann McKinney, 90, native of Alabama, who died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. B. McKinney, 614 Summit avenue, have been set for Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the George J. Carroll and Son Funeral chapel. Rev. T. Hollis Epton, pastor of First Baptist church, will officiate.
Bearers will be W. D. Atkins, W. R. Block, Tom Capers, Rafe Piper, Elam Johnson and Claude Jones.
Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Originally, it was planned for the body to be buried at Hartley near Dalhart, beside the grave of her late husband.
Mrs. McKinney was born Feb. 15, 1851, in Coosh [sic] county, Alabama. She was married in 1870 to Mr. McKinney, now deceased, and soon thereafter came to Texas, settling in Parker county. Following the death of her husband 26 years ago, at Harley [sic], she came here and had made her home with her daughter since.
She was a member of the First Baptist church.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. McKinney, Gainesville; three sons, W. A., of Harlingen; M. E., of Tucumcari, N. M., and J. J. McKinney of San Antonio; a sister, Mrs. J. L. Foster of Denton; a brother, J. F. Edwards of Tyler. Several grandchildren and great grandchildren survive, and there are three great-great-grandchildren.
Citation: "Mrs. R. A. McKinney," Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Texas), Wednesday, 24 December 1941, p. 6, "Mortuary" column; image, The Portal to Texas History (Texas Digital Newspaper Program), Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1470262/m1/6/).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Annie Edwards | Funeral | Wednesday [24 December 1941] at 4 p.m., George J. Carroll and Son funeral chapel; Rev. T. Hollis Epton, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating | — | new |
| Rebecca Annie Edwards | Burial | Fairview cemetery [Gainesville]; at first to have been at Hartley near Dalhart, beside her husband | burial 24 December 1941, Gainesville; Find a Grave: Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville | agrees |
| Rebecca Annie Edwards | Death | died Tuesday [23 December 1941] at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. B. McKinney, 614 Summit Avenue; aged 90 | death 23 December 1941, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas | agrees |
| Rebecca Annie Edwards | Birth | 15 February 1851, "Coosh" [Coosa] County, Alabama | 15 February 1851, Coosa, Alabama | agrees |
| Rebecca Annie Edwards | Siblings | a sister, Mrs. J. L. Foster of Denton; a brother, J. F. Edwards of Tyler | no parents or siblings | new |
| Emma Janie McKinney | Relationship and home | Rebecca's daughter, Mrs. W. B. McKinney, 614 Summit Avenue, Gainesville | daughter of Rebecca; wife of Walter Bell McKinney; residence Gainesville 1920–1940 | agrees |
| Walter Bell McKinney | Name | "Mrs. W. B. McKinney" | husband of Emma Janie McKinney | agrees |
| Walter Albon McKinney | Residence, December 1941 | "W. A., of Harlingen", a son | son; residence 1930 Hidalgo County; died 1972 at Mercedes | new (a residence) |
| Mack Edward McKinney | Residence, December 1941 | "M. E., of Tucumcari, N. M.", a son | residence 1940 and death 1947, Tucumcari | agrees |
| Joseph Jabie McKinney | Residence, December 1941 | "J. J. McKinney of San Antonio", a son | residence 1950 and death 1970, San Antonio | agrees |
| John Albert McKinney | Death and burial | died "26 years ago, at Harley" (printed so; "Hartley" in the notice of the 23rd and in the burial sentence here); buried at "Hartley near Dalhart" | death 6 March 1916, no place; burial Hartley Cemetery, Hartley, Texas | new (death place); burial agrees |