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Jerrie Sue and Ben H. MCKINLEY
Alva Cemetery
Jerrie Sue McKinley
Nov 5, 1937 - Jun 4, 2013
Posted by Ann Weber
Published 6-6-13
Anonymous
Enid News and Eagle
Wed Jun 05, 2013, 10:57 PM CDT
ENID, Okla. — Funeral service for Jerrie Sue McKinley will be 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Alva First United Methodist Church, with Pastor
Terry Martindale officiating. Interment will be in Alva Municipal Cemetery
under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home, Alva.
Jerrie Sue McKinley, daughter of the late Lawrence Taylor and Geraldine
Emily (Boatright) Pickens, was born Nov. 6, 1937, in Jacksonville, Texas,
and passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the age
of 75 years, 6 months and 28 days.
Jerrie graduated from Wichita North High School and attended the University
of Kansas.
She worked as a legal secretary in Wichita.
On Dec. 31, 1965, she was united in marriage to B. H. “Mac” McKinley in
Lyons, Kan.
They lived in Alva and Stillwater while Mac attended veterinary school.
After he finished school, they returned to Alva, where she owned and
operated the Alva Credit Bureau until her retirement. She also sold real
estate at the Schuessler Agency.
She was a member of Alva First United Methodist Church. She was also a
member of PEO and served many years on the Alva City Council. She enjoyed
shopping, raising exotic birds, and buying flowers and telling Mac where to
plant them.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Pickens,
and her beloved rottweiler, Sadie.
Jerrie is survived by one son, Daniel Kevin Ward and wife Kay of San
Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Susan McKinley Graves and husband Lee of
Olathe, Kan., and Sarah McKinley Christensen and husband Brian of Medford,
Ore.; six grandchildren, Holden Chandler Hostetler and fiancée Stephanie
Drenka of Dallas, and Jordan Jay Hostetler of Dallas, Texas, Jordan McKinley
Graves and Taryn Leigh Graves, both of Olathe, Kan., and Madison Sue
Christensen and Steven McKinley Christensen, both of Medford, Ore.; and
other relatives and friends.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made
through the funeral home to Creature Concerns, American Cancer Society, or
the Humane Society.
Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com.
(Submitted by family)
| Ben Harrison McKinley |
| © Alva Review-Courier |
| 04-2019 |
| Submitted by: Glenn |
© Alva Review-Courier
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Funeral services for Dr. Ben Harrison “Mac” McKinley will be 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Alva First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ron Pingelton officiating. There will be a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 12 at Marshall Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva.
Ben Harrison “Mac” McKinley, son of the late Benjamin Harrison and Inez Catherine (Young) McKinley,was born September 26, 1936, in Ashland, Kansas, and passed away April 7, 2019, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 82 years, 6 months and 11 days.
After Mac graduated from Ashland High School in 1954 he attended Kansas State University for a semester until his father passed away suddenly and he had to return to manage the family ranch in northwest Woods County. On December 31, 1965, he was united in marriage to Jerrie Sue Pickens at Lyons, Kansas.
After they settled in at the ranch, in 1966, Mac decided to renew his goal to become a veterinarian. He moved his new family to Alva where he attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University for two years before being accepted into the Veterinary Medicine School at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
After receiving his doctor of veterinary medicine degree in the spring of 1972, he returned to Alva where he built Ridgeview Veterinary Clinic. Later, Terry Lohmann started working at Ridgeview. Terry went to OSU and obtained his doctor of veterinary medicine degree, then returned to become a partner with Mac until Mac retired after a long and successful career in veterinary medicine.
Mac was a member of the First United Methodist Church and attended the First Christian Church for the last few years. He was a big supporter of the Alva Goldbugs, the Northwestern Rangers, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He was a member of Kiwanis, the Quarterback Club, the Rowdy Rangers, and a charter member of the Ranger Ski Team. He enjoyed fishing, boating, snow skiing with family and the Ranger ski team, traveling with his family to Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, Belize, St. Thomas and many other of his favorite places in the lower 48 states. He was known for his dry humor, quick wit and his love for the Alva community.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jerrie; and one sister, Shirley Talbot.
Mac is survived by three children, Daniel Kevin Ward and wife Kay (of San Antonio, Texas), Susan McKinley Jungling and husband Mike (of Olathe, Kansas), and Sarah McKinley Christensen and husband Brian (of Medford, Oregon); and two sisters, Barbara Voss and husband George (of Dodge City, Kansas) and Sharon Partridge (of Wichita, Kansas).
Also surviving are ten grandchildren, Holden Chandler Hostetler and wife Stephanie Drenka (of Dallas, Texas), Jordan Jay Hostetler (of Dallas), Jordan McKinley Bentley and husband Michael (of Knob Noster, Missouri), Taryn Leigh Graves (of Olathe, Kansas), Madison Sue Christensen (of Medford, Oregon), Steven McKinley Christensen (of Medford), Brandon Alex Jungling and fiancée Emily Argotsinger (of Olathe), Zachery Tyler Jungling (of Olathe), Katelynn Nicole Jungling (of Raymore, Missouri), and Collin Reece Jungling (of Raymore); other relatives and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for Cancer Research.
Remembrances may be shared with the family at http://www.marshallfuneralhomes.com.
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