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Name |
McKown, Dewey A. |
Born |
05/22/1898 |
Deceased |
01/22/1964 |
Spouse |
Lula Mae (Cannon) McKown (1901-1958) m. 02/18/1923 |
Father |
William Newton McKown (1858-1929) |
Mother |
Susan McKown (1859-1930) |
Children |
Francis Reed "Bud" McKown (1918-1981) Betty Bernice (McKown) McCafferty (1919-2001) |
Occupation |
Mr. McKown and his wife, Lula Mae McKown, owned and operated restaurants on Main Street in Washington, Indiana and Dewey's Motel on East Highway 50 in Washington. |
Notes |
Part of the information for this entry was taken from Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/dewey-arthur-mckown and Lula Mae McKown's newspaper obituary, "Stella Bogner Scrapbook 27," p. 27, Daviess County Museum, Rm 203A, 2019.FIC.0200.0027. |
Caption |
Dewey A. McKown (1898-1964) |
Birthplace |
Mountain Grove, Missouri |
Deceased where |
Washington, Indiana |
Othernames |
Dewey Arthur McKown |
Titles & honors |
Mr. McKown was the Worshipful Master at Charity Lodge No. 30, Free and Accepted Masons in Washington, Indiana from December 27, 1963 to January 21, 1964. |
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