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Burt McKeever

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  • Name Burt McKeever 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 
    • The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana, Tuesday, August 28, 1945
      Teacher?s Father Dies in Jonesboro

      Burt McKeever, 61, died at 4 o?clock Saturday afternoon at his home in Jonesboro. He was the father of Harold McKeever, teacher at Blaine Junior High School. His death followed a heart illness of six years. Mr. McKeever won national recognition in 1944 for his completion of over three hundred sweaters for the Red Cross. He received his recognition over a national radio program. He had been an employe of the Owens-Illinois glass factory at Jonesboro for more than twenty-three years.
      Surviving beside the son are the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Pearson and Mrs. Charles R. Burch of Jonesboro, and Mrs. Harry Kotecki, of Mobile, Ala. The body was removed to the Jay mortuary in Jonesboro. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o?clock this afternoon at the Friends Church in Jonesboro.
    Person ID I32413  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2020 

    Father John Ritter McKeever,   b. 2 Dec 1862   d. 3 Aug 1925, Jonesboro, Grant County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Grace Marguerite Brosier 
    Family ID F11825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Myrtle Coomler 
    Children 
    +1. Elva Ruth McKeever
    +2. Harold Glenn McKeever
     3. Hilda Maurine McKeever
    +4. Ruby Fern McKeever
    Family ID F11824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2016