Obituary of Ivan J. McKee

Ivan J. McKee, 86, of Sparta, died Thursday, January 14, at the Sparta Community Hospital. He was born October 21, 1901, at Sparta, a son of the late Robert and Ella Jones McKee. February 8, 1926 he was married at Percy to Emma Deppe, who survives. Besides his wife he...

Obituary of Edwin D McKee

Ed McKee, 80, dies Thursday; burial Sunday. Edwin D. McKee, 80, of Sparta died Thursday, Jan. 20, at the Sparta Community Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the hill funeral Home in Sparta with Rev. Robert W. Stewart officiating. Burial was in...

Obituary of Edna R. McKee

Edna R. McKee, Collinsville Edna R. McKee, 86, of Collinsville, Formerly of Sparta and Chester, died Tuesday, Feb 14, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. She was born Dec 20, 1902 at Sparta, a daughter of the late Samuel Smiley and Minnie Atchinson Dickey. April 12,...

Obituary of David Lyons McKee

Death Takes D. L. McKee, Prominent Farmer Near Blair Heart Disease Fatal to Last Child of Pioneer Settlers of That Community David L. McKee, member of a pioneer family of this community and all his life a resident of the Blair neighborhood, died at his home there at...

Obituary of Charles Cecil McKee

Blair Boy Dies Here at Brother’s Room Charles Cecil McKee was born August 22, 1897 and died January 26, at 1 a.m., at the age of 22 years, 5 months and 4 days. He had been in Ohio and returned to Sparta Wednesday of last week. He was not well and went to the home of...

Obituary of Charles McKee

Charles McKee died at the family home on South St. Louis street at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, aged 40 years, 6 months and 8 days. The funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by Rev. V. B Scott, and the interment was at Union cemetery. He leaves his...

Obituary of William McKee Lyons

Former Mayor of Marissa Dies at Home of His Son William McKee Lyons Passes Away Early Monday; Other Marissa Happenings (By Mrs. H. J. Young) William McKee Lyons, aged and highly-respected Marissa resident, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lyons, his son, Monday...

Obituary of John Riley Lyons

Centennarian of St. Clair County Dies John R. Lyons, Who Celebrated His Century Birthday Sep 14, Last, Passed Away Last Friday Evening. John R. Lyons, whose one hundredth birthday The Plaindealer publishers helped to celebrate at his home in Marissa September 14,...

William Edmiston – Card of Thanks

Card of Thanks. As it would be almost impossible to meet all the kind friends personally and thank them for their many favors and tender considers and sympathy during the long illness and at the funeral of our beloved father William Edmiston, we use The Plaindealer to...

Obituary of William A. Campbell

William A. Campbell died at Chester, Friday morning, June 9, 1905, aged 57 years, 4 months and 27 days. He was talking with friends on the street when he suddenly fell and expired almost instantly. Heart failure was the cause of death assigned by the coroner’s...