McGown, Roy

Passed: 1940-07-13

Age: 51

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Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1940-08-23

Information: On Saturday evening July 13 at 7:30, at his home in Newell, Wva, Mr. Roy Basil McGown, age 51 years, 9 months and one day, passed away after an extended illness of more than two years.  Mr. McGown, born in Wirt county and reared in Jackson county was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John ""Uncle Jack"" McGown of Sandy.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Miss Docia Grant, RFD 1, Elizabeth, WV., who died 26 years ago at New Brighton, Pa.  He was also preceded in death by his father and mother, two sisters and two brothers.  He leaves a widow by the second marriage, Mrs. Mollie McGown; two sons, William and Orel McGown, of Newell; one sister, Mrs. Ella Hay, of New Philadelphia, Ohio; three brothers, John and Okey McGown, of Kent, Ohio; and Lawrence McGown of New Brighton, Pa.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Mildred Rairden and Mrs. Kathryn Covert, of Newell, and Mrs. Dorothy Mayles, of Chester, WV; one step-son, John Barnes of Newell, and eight grandchildren.  The funeral services were held in the home on Washington Street and were conducted by Rev. Geleich Worth, pastor of the Newell Methodist Church.  Burial was made in the Locust Hill cemetery near Chester, WV.