Leander "Lee" Marion Kinkade

Short funeral services for Lee M. Kinkade, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. H. Scott of Sewal, were held from the home and were conducted by the Rev. D. J. McKay of Seymour, after which a church funeral was held at Exline conducted by the Rev. Evans. Interment was in the family lot in the Exline cemetery. The following is an obituary:

Lee Marion Kinkade was born February 27, 1848, in Antioch, Ohio. He was one of a family of eight children and lived with his parents in Ohio until about the age of 18 or 20 years. At this age he came to Iowa and in 1868 he was married to Amelia Clinkinbeard of Appanoose County near Exline. He spent the greater part of his married life on a farm near Exline where he reared a family of eight children. On December 13, 1888, his wife died, leaving him alone with his family of small children.

In the spring of 1896 he was again married, his wife being Belle Jackson of Lucerne, Mo. To this union were born four children, but again on March 21, 1917, his wife died, leaving him alone again. He kept his home for about eight years, after which time he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. R. H. Scott of Sewal, at which place he passed away November 4, 1930, his age being 82 years, 8 months and 7 days.

He leaves his 12 children, Junie Sherman, Los Angeles, Cal.; Forrest Kinkade of Kinghill, Idaho; Chloe Foster of El Reno, Okla.; Joe Kinkade of Sewal, Iowa; Carrie Bowers of St. Joseph, Mo.; Hattie Marwood of Durango, Mexico; Della Comb of Los Angeles, Cal.; Annie Chapman of San Antonio, Texas; Jessie Scott of Sewal, Iowa; Ethel Killem of Carlisle, Iowa; Dixie Kinkade of Lemons, Mo.; Chas. Kinkade of Sewal, Iowa; thirty-three grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Kate Maring and Mrs. Jennie Wailes of Centerville, Mrs. Ford Maring of Lucerne, Mo., and Mrs. Maggie Holmes of California; one brother, Charley Kinkade of Exline, and a host of other relatives and friends.

He came to Iowa when the country was new and settlers were few and became one of the staunch settlers which it takes to build up a new country. He took great interest in the political and educational advancement of the community and when his age and disability forced him to retire from active life it was a sorrow to him to think that he had to retire.

He was a good neighbor, a loyal citizen and a loving and faithful father and although his family are all grown they will greatly miss his fatherly counsel and advice.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the neighbors and friends for their assistance and sympathy during the sickness and death of our father, Lee Marion Kinkade.

The Kinkade Children and their Families

Gave to me by Linda.