On April 10, 1926, she married Chester Gideon "Mac" McKinney in Des Moines. The couple lived in Des Moines for many years. Irene worked as a beauty operator and at Younkers before going to work at Iowa Power & Light. Following retirement, Irene and Mac moved to Versailles, Mo. and built a home on the Lake of the Ozarks. In 1978, the couple moved to Pleasantville.
She passed away on May 16, at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital at the age of 98.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 1989; son, Larry; daughter, Beverly; three brothers, Elmer, Aubrey and Robert and seven sisters, Maude, Edith, Twila, Gladys, Dorothy, Louise and Margie.
Survivors include her five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and seven great great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were May 20 in Pleasantville with Pastor Don Hill officiating. Interment was at Pleasantville Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Pleasantville EMS.
Knoxville Journal Express, May 27, 2005
On April 10, 1926, she married Chester Gideon "Mac" McKinney in Des Moines. The couple lived in Des Moines for many years. Irene worked as a beauty operator and at Younkers before going to work at Iowa Power & Light. Following retirement, Irene and Mac moved to Versailles, Mo. and built a home on the Lake of the Ozarks. In 1978, the couple moved to Pleasantville.
She passed away on May 16, at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital at the age of 98.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 1989; son, Larry; daughter, Beverly; three brothers, Elmer, Aubrey and Robert and seven sisters, Maude, Edith, Twila, Gladys, Dorothy, Louise and Margie.
Survivors include her five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and seven great great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were May 20 in Pleasantville with Pastor Don Hill officiating. Interment was at Pleasantville Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Pleasantville EMS.
Knoxville Journal Express, May 27, 2005
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Maude Ellen Garrett Randall
1888–1960
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John Oliver Garrett
1890–1990
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Elmer Addison Garrett
1893–1930
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George Aubrey Garrett
1897–1949
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Twila Elsa Garrett
1899–1927
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Gladys Evelyn Garrett Gilmore
1901–1963
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Dorothy Blanche Garrett Hedgecock Grant
1903–1979
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1909–1947
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Marjorie Maxine Garrett Maxwell Claus
1912–1989
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Robert Lyle Garrett
1915–1919
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