JOHN FRANKLIN McGEHEE

JOHN FRANKLIN McGEHEE, SON OF WALTER W. McGEHEE, WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON, IN., JUNE 25, 1870, AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT THE HOME OF HIS SON, KENNETH, JANUARY 22, 1944 AT THE AGE OF 73 YEARS, SIX MONTHS AND 22 DAYS.

HE WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO MYRTLE E. WHEELER ON FEBRUARY 22, 1894. SHE PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH MARCH 1, 1923.

HE LEAVES TO MOURN HIS PASSING TWO SONS, WARD O. OF MARSHALLTOWN AND KENNETH OF MOUNT AYR; ONE DAUGHTER, MAYME DUGAN OF MALOY; A SISTER , MRS. SADIE BAY OF LONG BEACH, CA.   HALF BROTHER, ROBERT McGEHEE, OF ILLINOIS, 12 GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN TOGETHER WITH RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS.

HE WAS KNOWN AS A FRIEND , FAITHFUL AND HELPFUL. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY THE FAMILY AND CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.

FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 24, FROM THE RHOADES FUNERAL HOME , CONDUCTED BY REV. FRANK MOORE, PASTOR OF THE METHODIST CHURCH