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Submitted: 7/14/22 • Approved: 7/14/22 • Last Updated: 7/17/22 • R525048-G525048-S3
James E. McKay
December 13, 1931-March 17, 1999
Daddy
Veda T. Golden McKay
July 13, 1932-December 14, 1990
Moma
Married June 3, 1951
Forever in our hearts
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary James E. McKay
Services for Jim McKay, 67, of Follett were Saturday in the Rose Chapel of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home, with Randy Bird, pastor of Barn Church, officiating. Burial was in West Park Cemetery, under the direction of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home.
Mr. McKay died Wednesday at Ochiltree County Hospital.
He was born Dec. 13, 1931 in Turkey to George McKay and Carrie Self. He married Veda Golden on June 3, 1951, in Clovis, N.M. He moved to Hereford in 1974 and to Follett in 1993. He was a truck driver.
Survivors include two sons, Ronnie McKay of Hereford and David McKay of Perryton; one daughter, Donna Cornett of Follett; three sisters, Janice Stewart of Turkey, Joyce Reed of Amarillo, and Judy Mulnick of Clarendon; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 98th Year, Vol. Number 182 Deaf Smith County, Texas, Sunday, March 21, 1999, Page 2
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Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: James Edward McKay
Date of Birth: 13 Dec 1931
Gender: Male
Birth County: Hall
Father's name: George W McKay
Mother's name: Carie Self
Roll Number: 1931_0005
Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: McKay
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1931
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Precinct 4, Hall, Texas, USA
Father: George W McKay
Father Birth Place: Texas
Mother: Corry Self
Mother Birth Place: Texas
Mother Residence: Turkey, Texas
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: James Edward McKay
[James E McKay]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1932
Birth Place: Turkey Hall, Texas
Death Date: 17 Mar 1999
Father: George W McKay
Mother: Carrie A Self
Notes: Apr 1948: Name listed as JAMES EDWARD MCKAY; 24 Mar 1999: Name listed as JAMES E MCKAY
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