McKey - George Adam
Source: The Lebanon Patriot, Thursday, January 25, 1923
George Adam McKey, aged sixty-three, died at nine
o'clock Saturday forenoon, January 20, 1923, at the Indiana Odd Fellows Home at
Greensburg. He had been in failing health for over a year. Five
weeks ago last Friday he entered the home at Greensburg, and Immediately thereafter
became a hospital patient.
Deceased was born in Montgomery county,
Indiana, January 14, 1860, and was the second child of Jefferson C. and Sarah
A. McKey. His parents moved to Boone county in 1865 and to Lebanon in
1870. Here in 1874 he entered the Pioneer office as an apprentice, and
learned the trade of a journeyman printer. He held foreman ships here, in
Lafayette, Chicago, Tipton and other nearby cities, and was for a few year
employed in the New England states. He was an all-around country printer,
skilled in his profession. In addition to this he became a
machinist-operator, and as such installed the first Linotype in this city and
for several years held the position of operator. Altho in failing health,
he continued at work at his trade until October 5, 1921, since which time his
decline has been rapid.
Deceased was married three times - first to
Miss Angie White, of Whitestown, who died about a year after their marriage;
next to Miss Mary Bushong, of Thorntown, who died about twenty-four years
ago. His last marriage was to Miss Marian A. Rider, of Providence, R.I.,
who survives. There are three brothers, Ben F. McKey, of this city;
Albert G. McKey, of California, and A.T. McKey, of St. Louis, Mo., and one
sister, Mrs. George Williams, of Indianapolis.
He was a member of the First Baptist church and
of Lebanon Lodge No. 45., K. Of P., of this city, and of Tipton Lodge,
I.O.O.F. He had served his church in the capacity of a deacon, and had
passed thru the chairs of both the fraternal orders to which he belonged.
The body was brought here Saturday
night, and taken to the home of his brother, Ben F. McKey, 510 East South
street. At tow o'clock Monday afternoon the funeral was conducted from
the First Baptist church, Rev. Herschel R. Griffin in charge. The burial
was at Oak Hill cemetery. The Pythian burial ceremony was pronounced by
George W. Mayer, and the pallbearers were J.W. Shumate, J.A. Bassett, Paul O.
Tauer, P.S. Mumma, E.D. Wright and C.R. Miller, selected from a list suggested
by the deceased - thanks muches to Kim H for this and so many obituaries for this site :) kbz