MASSEY, Elijah - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

KINGMAN — Elijah Massey, 72-year-old retired marshal of Kingman and retired coal miner, died at 3 a.m. Sunday at his home. He had suffered a heart attack May 2. He was a member of the Kingman IOOF Lodge for 51 years and was in the U.S. Navy for nine years. Born near Kingman Feb. 15. 1886 he was the son of Alonzo and Helton Massey. He was married Dec. 11, 1910 to Winifred (Winnie) Porkorney. Surviving are the widow, a daughter, Mrs. Mary Crowder of Kingman; a son, Robert Massey of Urbana, Ill.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by three brothers, a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Woodrow Funeral Home in Kingman with Rev. Paul DuBois officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Covington. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Monday.  --typed by Walt W