Kenneth Earl McKeown
1910 - 1997 (86 years)-
Name Kenneth Earl McKeown Born 29 Jul 1910 Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska 
[1] Gender Male Census 1940 Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Occupation carpenter _MILT World War II. US Army. PFC. Died 7 Jan 1997 Greenville, Green County, Tennessee [1] Buried Andrew Jackson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Green County, Tennessee [1] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72054319/kenneth-earl-mckeown
Section V, Site 55
Person ID I609 McKeown Last Modified 27 Jul 2023
Father Ross Arnold McKeown, b. 6 Jun 1884, Kansas , d. 29 Sep 1937, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska (Age 53 years) Mother Winifred Estelle Fitzgerald, b. 13 Dec 1883, Stephenson County, Illinois , d. 18 Oct 1976, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska (Age 92 years) Married 6 Jun 1906 Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska [2] Family ID F232 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Almeda Elizabeth Black, b. 24 Aug 1912, Athol, Smith County, Kansas , d. 31 May 1998 (Age 85 years) Married 8 Jun 1938 Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska [1] Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 Family ID F233 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 29 Jul 1910 - Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska 
Married - 8 Jun 1938 - Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Census - 1940 - Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska 
Died - 7 Jan 1997 - Greenville, Green County, Tennessee 
Buried - - Andrew Jackson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Green County, Tennessee = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Kenneth was the son of Ross Arnold McKeown and Winifred E. Fitzgerald McKeown. Grew up in Superior Nebraska and went west during World War II and was in the Army. After the war he made his home with his wife Almeda Elizabeth Black in Southern California. They married on June 8, 1938 in Superior Nebraska.
Kenneth was a wonderful builder and craftsman all his life.
Kenneth and Almeda met at the Superior Hotel Cafe where Almeda worked and at the time Kenneth drove a Laundry truck and delivered their uniforms regularly. They spent much of their life in Morro Bay, California. After retirement they moved to be close to their daughter Patricia. First to Louisiana, then to Florida and finally settled down in Tennessee where they lived next to Patricia and her Husband David Sumner Boyd and their five children. They had a breeding quarter horse farm. They both passed away in Bulls Gap, Tn near Greeneville Tn in the home of their daughter peacefully in their sleep. Kenneth in 1997 and age 86 and Almeda (always) called Sally, as a nickname who passed away in May of 1998. Kenneth enjoyed good health his entire life
until he was found to have a brain tumor, he passed away in less than 90 days at his daughters home. Graveside service was conducted at Andrew Johnson Military Cemetery in Greeneville, Tn. on Jan. 11, 1997. Almeda was buried along side him. She passed away on May 31, 1998. They had a wonderful life and were happy and loved each other very much throughout their lives. They were wonderful Parents and Grandparents and are missed very much. Kenneth had one sister, Edith Joy McKeown Blackstone, who passed away in Durango Colorado where she spent most of her married life.
Almeda had one Brother Charles Alden Black, whom she was very close to. He passed away in Reno, Nevada. Edith Joy never had children.
Bio by: Patricia McKeown Boyd
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- Kenneth was the son of Ross Arnold McKeown and Winifred E. Fitzgerald McKeown. Grew up in Superior Nebraska and went west during World War II and was in the Army. After the war he made his home with his wife Almeda Elizabeth Black in Southern California. They married on June 8, 1938 in Superior Nebraska.
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