Mackey, Francis "Frank" James 1888-1966

MACKEY, MEENACH, SIMON, SIMONS

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/21/2024 at 20:21:48

His mother's maiden name was Meenach.

WESTFIELD MAN CALLED BY DEATH LAST SUNDAY

Funeral services for Francis James Mackey, 77, were held at 10:30., Wednesday, at the Westfield Congregational church. The Rev. Donald Roberts officiated. Burial was at Elk Point, S. D., cemetery under the direction of the Schroeder Funeral Home of Akron, Iowa.

Mr. Mackey, a lifetime resident and farmer of the Westfield area, died Sunday at Akron, after a brief illness. He was born February 24, 1888, at Aurora, Indiana. He married Clara Simon (Simons) December 11, 1917, at Elk Point, S. D. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Survivors include the widow; two sons, Harold of Westfield, and Francis, of Akron; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Fletcher and Mrs. Ruth Asmussen, both of Des Plaines, Ill.; Mrs. Elaine Hunt of Jefferson, S. D., and Mrs. Fern Hitzemann of Westfield; one sister, Mrs. Joan Garber of LaJolla, Calif.; 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, February 24, 1966
Akron, Iowa pg. 1