McKEE, Gwendolyn (KIA - WWII)
Source: Kingman Star Friday, April 1, 1949
Funeral services for Pfc. Gwendolyn McKee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ransom McKee, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Grenard Funeral Home in Waynetown. The body arrived in Waynetown Wednesday noon and was received by the Grenard Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Rockfield Cemetery near Veedersburg.
Pfc. Gwendolyn McKee died Aug. 23, 1944 in France. He was born in Veedersburg April 9, 1912, the son of Ransom and Retta Roberts McKee. He began his service with the armed forces March 5, 1942 and went overseas in July 1944. The parents reside here.
Waynetown, Sept. 12. — Pfc. Gwendolyn McKee, 32, husband of Mrs. Maxine Graves McKee, who was killed in action in France Aug. 23, was born at Veedersburg April 9, 1912, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ransom McKee. He spent his boyhood in Veedersburg and Steam Corner. In 1924 the family moved to the Stanfield farm south of Waynetown where Pfc. McKee resided until he enlisted in the army. He began his service with the armed forces March 5, 1942, and was sent to France in July, 1944, after serving in Wales and England since Oct. 9, 1943. Training in this country was at Camp Livingston, La., Camp Gordon Johnston, Fla., and Camp Pickett, Va. Pfc. McKee was a graduate of the Waynetown high school, and a member of the school basketball team two years. The widow, and the parents reside on the Stanfield farm, south of here. --typed by Walt W
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Thursday 13 Aug 1942 p 9
Pvt. Gwendolyn McKee of Camp Livingston LA and Mrs. McKee of Waynetown visited Jesse Graves and family (Wingate news)
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Thursday 13 Aug 1942 p 9
Pvt. Gwendolyn McKee of Camp Livingston LA and Mrs. McKee of Waynetown visited Jesse Graves and family (Wingate news)
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Fri 1 Jan 1943 p 12
Waynetown, Jan 1 – A service flag will be dedicated Sunday morning at Ingersoll Church for Ernest Ellis, Gwendolyn McKee, Paul Guy Ingersoll, Lloyd Ingersoll, Ralph Ingersoll and Herschel Ingersoll. The last four are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ingersoll who reside just over the line in Fountain County. A service flag will also be dedicated Sunday morning at the Baptist Church by Rev. Gar Albritten.
