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Floyd William “Mac” McPherson

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Floyd William “Mac” McPherson

Birth
Benezette, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 May 1979 (aged 88)
Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Floyd W. (Mac) McPherson, 87, of 13339 Beech St., Alliance, died May 8 at Molly Stark Hospital. Born in Carrier, PA, he had lived in Akron since 1917, the last 7 years in Alliance. He had owned the Royal Photo Studio and B&M Service Store for over 50 years, retiring in 1970. He was a member of the Chapel in University Park. Mr. McPherson was preceded in death by two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter and is survived by wife Gertrude; daughter, Mrs. Muriel
Litman of Alliance, Mrs. Betty Wyant and Mrs. Gail Fox, both of Akron, Mrs. Jeanne Back of Tallmadge; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Florence Fain of Helena, GA.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday from 1 p.m. at Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home, Dr. David L. Burnham officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. (Eckard-Baldwin, 760 E. Market. 535-7141). Interment Chestnut Hill Cemetery

Although the name on the tombstone is spelled MacPherson, his legal name was spelled McPherson. He did not like the proper spelling so he often added the “A” but he did not legally change his name. I chose to spell it properly for genealogical research but to explain the difference.
Floyd W. (Mac) McPherson, 87, of 13339 Beech St., Alliance, died May 8 at Molly Stark Hospital. Born in Carrier, PA, he had lived in Akron since 1917, the last 7 years in Alliance. He had owned the Royal Photo Studio and B&M Service Store for over 50 years, retiring in 1970. He was a member of the Chapel in University Park. Mr. McPherson was preceded in death by two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter and is survived by wife Gertrude; daughter, Mrs. Muriel
Litman of Alliance, Mrs. Betty Wyant and Mrs. Gail Fox, both of Akron, Mrs. Jeanne Back of Tallmadge; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Florence Fain of Helena, GA.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday from 1 p.m. at Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home, Dr. David L. Burnham officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. (Eckard-Baldwin, 760 E. Market. 535-7141). Interment Chestnut Hill Cemetery

Although the name on the tombstone is spelled MacPherson, his legal name was spelled McPherson. He did not like the proper spelling so he often added the “A” but he did not legally change his name. I chose to spell it properly for genealogical research but to explain the difference.


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