Cleveland County Herald - February 6, 1935
Judge N.A. McKinney, aged 72, died about 1 o'clock this afternoon at his home here. He had been confined to his room only a few days. He is a former county judge and
until a few years ago, was engaged in the mercantile business here. He was president of the old Bank of Rison for more than 25 years. He was a native of this county, and one of its most highly respected citizens.
Cleveland County Herald - February 13, 1935
Hold Last Rites For Judge McKinney
Former County Judge, Banker and Merchant Buried Here Thursday Afternoon.
Funeral services and burial of Judge Norman Augustus McKinney, aged 72, who died at his home here Wednesday noon of last week, were conducted from the Baptist Church Thursdayafternoon with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
Services at the church were in charge of the pastor the Rev. W.F. Warren, who was assisted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church, the Rev. Geo. F. Moody,
a Baptist minister and a long-time friend of the deceased, and the Rev. Arden P. Blaylock, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Little Rock.
Rev. Blaylock in his funeral sermon recounted Judge McKinney's conversion during a revival he had held here and told of his work in behalf of the church. Rev. Warren gve a brief sketch of Judge McKinney's life, and he was followed by the Rev. Moody who gave the scripture reading and in the course of his remarks referred to Judge McKinney as one of the town's "fathers." Rev. Scott offered prayer. Mrs. M.W. Wilson presided at the piano and Mrs. Ari Powers played the violin accompaniment. A male quarter
assisted the choir in the vocal selections and gave a special number. The floral offering was profuse.
Lead Active Life
A native of the county, Judge McKinney was born in Harper township October 9, 1862, the son of Augustus and Mary McKinney. Like others born in those stirring strife-torn days of the Civil War, he never saw his father who was killed while away in service of the Southland's cause.
He was the youngest member of a large family of children who with their widowed mother experienced the extreme hardships and utter privitation of the days of the war and the period of readjustment which followed.
As a youth and under most meager of circumstances Judge McKinney entered the mercantile business in a small way in his home community. He later became postmaster at the McKinney post office where he operated his store.
Not content to confine his mercantile career to the small country store he had launched and which he had managed with success, Judge McKinney came to Rison, then a new town, and opened a general mercantile business here. For 37 years he continued to operate this store as well as buy cotton and engage in farming on a comparative small scale. He was one of the county's best-versed men on agriculture.
Bank President
He was among the founders of the old Bank of Rison and was named president of the institution at the time of its organization in 1902. He continued as its head throughout the entire life of the bank which was within a few months of 30 years. With possibly one exception, he is the last surviving member of the group of Rison citizens who, seeing the need of a bank here, organized Rison's first bank. His
long service as head of the bank, as pointed out by the secretary of the Arkansas Banker's Association,
is seldom equaled in Arkansas.
Was County Judge
Judge McKinney was named to the office of county and probate judge in 1920 and was re-elected to a second term in 1922. He did not seek a third term and was given the second term without opposition. As county judge he gave the county's affairs the same close and business-like attention that he did his own
business.
Few citizens of the county were more public spirited than Judge McKinney. He took an active interest in the affairs of his day, was well read and was a great onversationalist. He enjoyed the friendship of practically every resident of the section the county and also a wide scattering acquaintance.
He was of the type that held esteem and good will of his acquaintance. He was a man of strong convictions and possessed an indominiable will to overcome handicaps and adversities.
Besides his widow, who was before their marriage Miss Annie Smith, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smith, he is survived by two sons, Edgar and Van McKinney, both of Rison and one daughter, Mrs. Harold D. Sadler of Texarkana, eight grandchildren, and a number of nephews and nieces.
He was a member of the Rison Baptist Church. While in declining health for several years, Judge McKinney was confined to his room only a few days before his death.
Pallbearers named were: Active - Taliaferro Davis, E.L. McMurtrey, Geo. L. Tolson, Floyd Glover, Jas. G. Mosley, Edward Tisdale, B.G. Reid and Dr. F.J. Robertson; honorary - J.S. Richardson, J.L. Sadler, J.H. Atkins, W.H. Glover, Woodson Mosley, J.W. Elrod, J.C. Sadler, E.R. Maddox, W.L. Moody, R.J. May, A.L. Ashcraft, Grady Attwood of England, J.W. Wilson, C.L. Garner, Jim McMurtrey, W.A. Fore,
J. E. Harrison, L.W. Knowles, J.R. Simmons, Will Parker, J.M. McMurtrey, Dr. A.B. Robertson, F.W. Culpepper,
Dr. A.J. Hamilton, A.A. Clark, Geo. Tucker, Dave Cash, Osro AShcraft, John Boyle and Jno. T. Haskins.
Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary and Benton Mortuary of Fordyce.
Judge N.A. McKinney, aged 72, died about 1 o'clock this afternoon at his home here. He had been confined to his room only a few days. He is a former county judge and
until a few years ago, was engaged in the mercantile business here. He was president of the old Bank of Rison for more than 25 years. He was a native of this county, and one of its most highly respected citizens.
Cleveland County Herald - February 13, 1935
Hold Last Rites For Judge McKinney
Former County Judge, Banker and Merchant Buried Here Thursday Afternoon.
Funeral services and burial of Judge Norman Augustus McKinney, aged 72, who died at his home here Wednesday noon of last week, were conducted from the Baptist Church Thursdayafternoon with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
Services at the church were in charge of the pastor the Rev. W.F. Warren, who was assisted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church, the Rev. Geo. F. Moody,
a Baptist minister and a long-time friend of the deceased, and the Rev. Arden P. Blaylock, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Little Rock.
Rev. Blaylock in his funeral sermon recounted Judge McKinney's conversion during a revival he had held here and told of his work in behalf of the church. Rev. Warren gve a brief sketch of Judge McKinney's life, and he was followed by the Rev. Moody who gave the scripture reading and in the course of his remarks referred to Judge McKinney as one of the town's "fathers." Rev. Scott offered prayer. Mrs. M.W. Wilson presided at the piano and Mrs. Ari Powers played the violin accompaniment. A male quarter
assisted the choir in the vocal selections and gave a special number. The floral offering was profuse.
Lead Active Life
A native of the county, Judge McKinney was born in Harper township October 9, 1862, the son of Augustus and Mary McKinney. Like others born in those stirring strife-torn days of the Civil War, he never saw his father who was killed while away in service of the Southland's cause.
He was the youngest member of a large family of children who with their widowed mother experienced the extreme hardships and utter privitation of the days of the war and the period of readjustment which followed.
As a youth and under most meager of circumstances Judge McKinney entered the mercantile business in a small way in his home community. He later became postmaster at the McKinney post office where he operated his store.
Not content to confine his mercantile career to the small country store he had launched and which he had managed with success, Judge McKinney came to Rison, then a new town, and opened a general mercantile business here. For 37 years he continued to operate this store as well as buy cotton and engage in farming on a comparative small scale. He was one of the county's best-versed men on agriculture.
Bank President
He was among the founders of the old Bank of Rison and was named president of the institution at the time of its organization in 1902. He continued as its head throughout the entire life of the bank which was within a few months of 30 years. With possibly one exception, he is the last surviving member of the group of Rison citizens who, seeing the need of a bank here, organized Rison's first bank. His
long service as head of the bank, as pointed out by the secretary of the Arkansas Banker's Association,
is seldom equaled in Arkansas.
Was County Judge
Judge McKinney was named to the office of county and probate judge in 1920 and was re-elected to a second term in 1922. He did not seek a third term and was given the second term without opposition. As county judge he gave the county's affairs the same close and business-like attention that he did his own
business.
Few citizens of the county were more public spirited than Judge McKinney. He took an active interest in the affairs of his day, was well read and was a great onversationalist. He enjoyed the friendship of practically every resident of the section the county and also a wide scattering acquaintance.
He was of the type that held esteem and good will of his acquaintance. He was a man of strong convictions and possessed an indominiable will to overcome handicaps and adversities.
Besides his widow, who was before their marriage Miss Annie Smith, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smith, he is survived by two sons, Edgar and Van McKinney, both of Rison and one daughter, Mrs. Harold D. Sadler of Texarkana, eight grandchildren, and a number of nephews and nieces.
He was a member of the Rison Baptist Church. While in declining health for several years, Judge McKinney was confined to his room only a few days before his death.
Pallbearers named were: Active - Taliaferro Davis, E.L. McMurtrey, Geo. L. Tolson, Floyd Glover, Jas. G. Mosley, Edward Tisdale, B.G. Reid and Dr. F.J. Robertson; honorary - J.S. Richardson, J.L. Sadler, J.H. Atkins, W.H. Glover, Woodson Mosley, J.W. Elrod, J.C. Sadler, E.R. Maddox, W.L. Moody, R.J. May, A.L. Ashcraft, Grady Attwood of England, J.W. Wilson, C.L. Garner, Jim McMurtrey, W.A. Fore,
J. E. Harrison, L.W. Knowles, J.R. Simmons, Will Parker, J.M. McMurtrey, Dr. A.B. Robertson, F.W. Culpepper,
Dr. A.J. Hamilton, A.A. Clark, Geo. Tucker, Dave Cash, Osro AShcraft, John Boyle and Jno. T. Haskins.
Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary and Benton Mortuary of Fordyce.
Cleveland County Herald - February 6, 1935
Judge N.A. McKinney, aged 72, died about 1 o'clock this afternoon at his home here. He had been confined to his room only a few days. He is a former county judge and
until a few years ago, was engaged in the mercantile business here. He was president of the old Bank of Rison for more than 25 years. He was a native of this county, and one of its most highly respected citizens.
Cleveland County Herald - February 13, 1935
Hold Last Rites For Judge McKinney
Former County Judge, Banker and Merchant Buried Here Thursday Afternoon.
Funeral services and burial of Judge Norman Augustus McKinney, aged 72, who died at his home here Wednesday noon of last week, were conducted from the Baptist Church Thursdayafternoon with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
Services at the church were in charge of the pastor the Rev. W.F. Warren, who was assisted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church, the Rev. Geo. F. Moody,
a Baptist minister and a long-time friend of the deceased, and the Rev. Arden P. Blaylock, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Little Rock.
Rev. Blaylock in his funeral sermon recounted Judge McKinney's conversion during a revival he had held here and told of his work in behalf of the church. Rev. Warren gve a brief sketch of Judge McKinney's life, and he was followed by the Rev. Moody who gave the scripture reading and in the course of his remarks referred to Judge McKinney as one of the town's "fathers." Rev. Scott offered prayer. Mrs. M.W. Wilson presided at the piano and Mrs. Ari Powers played the violin accompaniment. A male quarter
assisted the choir in the vocal selections and gave a special number. The floral offering was profuse.
Lead Active Life
A native of the county, Judge McKinney was born in Harper township October 9, 1862, the son of Augustus and Mary McKinney. Like others born in those stirring strife-torn days of the Civil War, he never saw his father who was killed while away in service of the Southland's cause.
He was the youngest member of a large family of children who with their widowed mother experienced the extreme hardships and utter privitation of the days of the war and the period of readjustment which followed.
As a youth and under most meager of circumstances Judge McKinney entered the mercantile business in a small way in his home community. He later became postmaster at the McKinney post office where he operated his store.
Not content to confine his mercantile career to the small country store he had launched and which he had managed with success, Judge McKinney came to Rison, then a new town, and opened a general mercantile business here. For 37 years he continued to operate this store as well as buy cotton and engage in farming on a comparative small scale. He was one of the county's best-versed men on agriculture.
Bank President
He was among the founders of the old Bank of Rison and was named president of the institution at the time of its organization in 1902. He continued as its head throughout the entire life of the bank which was within a few months of 30 years. With possibly one exception, he is the last surviving member of the group of Rison citizens who, seeing the need of a bank here, organized Rison's first bank. His
long service as head of the bank, as pointed out by the secretary of the Arkansas Banker's Association,
is seldom equaled in Arkansas.
Was County Judge
Judge McKinney was named to the office of county and probate judge in 1920 and was re-elected to a second term in 1922. He did not seek a third term and was given the second term without opposition. As county judge he gave the county's affairs the same close and business-like attention that he did his own
business.
Few citizens of the county were more public spirited than Judge McKinney. He took an active interest in the affairs of his day, was well read and was a great onversationalist. He enjoyed the friendship of practically every resident of the section the county and also a wide scattering acquaintance.
He was of the type that held esteem and good will of his acquaintance. He was a man of strong convictions and possessed an indominiable will to overcome handicaps and adversities.
Besides his widow, who was before their marriage Miss Annie Smith, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smith, he is survived by two sons, Edgar and Van McKinney, both of Rison and one daughter, Mrs. Harold D. Sadler of Texarkana, eight grandchildren, and a number of nephews and nieces.
He was a member of the Rison Baptist Church. While in declining health for several years, Judge McKinney was confined to his room only a few days before his death.
Pallbearers named were: Active - Taliaferro Davis, E.L. McMurtrey, Geo. L. Tolson, Floyd Glover, Jas. G. Mosley, Edward Tisdale, B.G. Reid and Dr. F.J. Robertson; honorary - J.S. Richardson, J.L. Sadler, J.H. Atkins, W.H. Glover, Woodson Mosley, J.W. Elrod, J.C. Sadler, E.R. Maddox, W.L. Moody, R.J. May, A.L. Ashcraft, Grady Attwood of England, J.W. Wilson, C.L. Garner, Jim McMurtrey, W.A. Fore,
J. E. Harrison, L.W. Knowles, J.R. Simmons, Will Parker, J.M. McMurtrey, Dr. A.B. Robertson, F.W. Culpepper,
Dr. A.J. Hamilton, A.A. Clark, Geo. Tucker, Dave Cash, Osro AShcraft, John Boyle and Jno. T. Haskins.
Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary and Benton Mortuary of Fordyce.
Judge N.A. McKinney, aged 72, died about 1 o'clock this afternoon at his home here. He had been confined to his room only a few days. He is a former county judge and
until a few years ago, was engaged in the mercantile business here. He was president of the old Bank of Rison for more than 25 years. He was a native of this county, and one of its most highly respected citizens.
Cleveland County Herald - February 13, 1935
Hold Last Rites For Judge McKinney
Former County Judge, Banker and Merchant Buried Here Thursday Afternoon.
Funeral services and burial of Judge Norman Augustus McKinney, aged 72, who died at his home here Wednesday noon of last week, were conducted from the Baptist Church Thursdayafternoon with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
Services at the church were in charge of the pastor the Rev. W.F. Warren, who was assisted by the Rev. M.E. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church, the Rev. Geo. F. Moody,
a Baptist minister and a long-time friend of the deceased, and the Rev. Arden P. Blaylock, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Little Rock.
Rev. Blaylock in his funeral sermon recounted Judge McKinney's conversion during a revival he had held here and told of his work in behalf of the church. Rev. Warren gve a brief sketch of Judge McKinney's life, and he was followed by the Rev. Moody who gave the scripture reading and in the course of his remarks referred to Judge McKinney as one of the town's "fathers." Rev. Scott offered prayer. Mrs. M.W. Wilson presided at the piano and Mrs. Ari Powers played the violin accompaniment. A male quarter
assisted the choir in the vocal selections and gave a special number. The floral offering was profuse.
Lead Active Life
A native of the county, Judge McKinney was born in Harper township October 9, 1862, the son of Augustus and Mary McKinney. Like others born in those stirring strife-torn days of the Civil War, he never saw his father who was killed while away in service of the Southland's cause.
He was the youngest member of a large family of children who with their widowed mother experienced the extreme hardships and utter privitation of the days of the war and the period of readjustment which followed.
As a youth and under most meager of circumstances Judge McKinney entered the mercantile business in a small way in his home community. He later became postmaster at the McKinney post office where he operated his store.
Not content to confine his mercantile career to the small country store he had launched and which he had managed with success, Judge McKinney came to Rison, then a new town, and opened a general mercantile business here. For 37 years he continued to operate this store as well as buy cotton and engage in farming on a comparative small scale. He was one of the county's best-versed men on agriculture.
Bank President
He was among the founders of the old Bank of Rison and was named president of the institution at the time of its organization in 1902. He continued as its head throughout the entire life of the bank which was within a few months of 30 years. With possibly one exception, he is the last surviving member of the group of Rison citizens who, seeing the need of a bank here, organized Rison's first bank. His
long service as head of the bank, as pointed out by the secretary of the Arkansas Banker's Association,
is seldom equaled in Arkansas.
Was County Judge
Judge McKinney was named to the office of county and probate judge in 1920 and was re-elected to a second term in 1922. He did not seek a third term and was given the second term without opposition. As county judge he gave the county's affairs the same close and business-like attention that he did his own
business.
Few citizens of the county were more public spirited than Judge McKinney. He took an active interest in the affairs of his day, was well read and was a great onversationalist. He enjoyed the friendship of practically every resident of the section the county and also a wide scattering acquaintance.
He was of the type that held esteem and good will of his acquaintance. He was a man of strong convictions and possessed an indominiable will to overcome handicaps and adversities.
Besides his widow, who was before their marriage Miss Annie Smith, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smith, he is survived by two sons, Edgar and Van McKinney, both of Rison and one daughter, Mrs. Harold D. Sadler of Texarkana, eight grandchildren, and a number of nephews and nieces.
He was a member of the Rison Baptist Church. While in declining health for several years, Judge McKinney was confined to his room only a few days before his death.
Pallbearers named were: Active - Taliaferro Davis, E.L. McMurtrey, Geo. L. Tolson, Floyd Glover, Jas. G. Mosley, Edward Tisdale, B.G. Reid and Dr. F.J. Robertson; honorary - J.S. Richardson, J.L. Sadler, J.H. Atkins, W.H. Glover, Woodson Mosley, J.W. Elrod, J.C. Sadler, E.R. Maddox, W.L. Moody, R.J. May, A.L. Ashcraft, Grady Attwood of England, J.W. Wilson, C.L. Garner, Jim McMurtrey, W.A. Fore,
J. E. Harrison, L.W. Knowles, J.R. Simmons, Will Parker, J.M. McMurtrey, Dr. A.B. Robertson, F.W. Culpepper,
Dr. A.J. Hamilton, A.A. Clark, Geo. Tucker, Dave Cash, Osro AShcraft, John Boyle and Jno. T. Haskins.
Funeral arrangements were in charge of Rufus T. Buie Mortuary and Benton Mortuary of Fordyce.
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