Ralph Edward McKeown
1905 - 1983 (78 years)
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Name Ralph Edward McKeown Born 22 Feb 1905 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 5 Dec 1983 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa [1, 3] Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa [1] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8172780/ralph-edward-mckeown
Elmwood Gardens Addition-E, lot 52N
Person ID I32 McKeown Last Modified 17 Feb 2023
Father James Alexander McKeown, b. 15 May 1851, Iowa , d. 25 Aug 1928, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 77 years) Mother Eva Laura Bandy, b. 23 Jan 1863, Red Wing, Minnesota , d. 14 May 1931, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 68 years) Married 14 Dec 1880 Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 4] Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mildred Marie Linder, b. 5 Oct 1910, Yarmouth, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 13 Jan 1999, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 88 years) Married 5 Aug 1931 Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois [1] Children 1. Helen Laverne McKeown, b. 6 Jan 1935, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 18 Oct 2013, West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 78 years)2. Lois Elaine McKeown, b. 4 Nov 1952, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 29 Apr 1997, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (Age 44 years)Last Modified 11 Sep 2022 Family ID F24 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8172780/ralph-edward-mckeown
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Event Map 
Born - 22 Feb 1905 - Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 5 Aug 1931 - Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois 
Died - 5 Dec 1983 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 
Buried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
McKeown, Alma, Elsie and Ralph, 1962 
McKeown, Chester, Ralph and George
"George" (unknown to us), and cousins Ralph McKeown and Chester McKeown.
McKeown, James and Eva, Elsie, Ralph, and probably Roy and Alma.
On the front porch of James and Eva's home.
McKeown, James A. and and sons, Roy and Ralph RalphEdwardMcKeownandMildredLinderEdited.jpg
Ralph Edward McKeown and Mildred Linder
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Mildred and Ralph McKeown on the left, Elsie (McKeown) Casten on the right with unknown man and boy.
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Notes - Ralph and Mildred had 5 children.
Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, 6 December 1983, page 16.
McKeown. Funeral services for Mr. Ralph E. McKeown, who died Dec. 5, 1983, will be conducted by the Rev. Fred Harris Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the
United Methodist Church, Morning Sun. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. A memorial has been established. The family will meet with friends at the Pierce Funeral Home Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Pierce Funeral Home Morning Sun.
Ralph E. McKeown. MORNING SUN - Ralph E. McKeown, 77, died Monday, Dec. 5, at University Hospitals, Iowa City, after a long illness. He was born Feb. 22, 1906, northwest of Morning Sun, to James and Eva Bandy McKeown. He married Mildred Linder on Aug. 5, 1931, at Monmouth, Ill.; they made their home in the Morning Sun community. He was a retired carpenter, having been associated with Schrock Lumber Company, Mediapolis. He attended the United Methodist Church. Surviving: Wife; four daughters, Mrs. Ed Yaeger and Mrs. Tom (Frances) Martin, both of Burlington, Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Carhoff, Sperry, and Mrs. Terry (Lois) Parkhurst, Morning Sun; son, Everett McKeown, Terre Haute, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, United Methodist church, Morning Sun, the Rev. Fred Harris; Elmwood cemetery. A memorial has been established at the Pierce funeral home, Morning Sun. [1]
- Ralph and Mildred had 5 children.
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