In the course of forty odd years as a teacher he taught at the Carr, Petty, Lucerne, Mo and Brazil and Promise City, Iowa schools before becoming unit manager of the C. Duran Jones Chautauqua. Following that he taught at Lowry, South Dakota. (unreadable) yard, Baldwin (unreadable) Plainfield and Jerome and Millerton, Iowa. He returned to Putnam county about 1926 and taught in rural schools before he retired in 1932 and made his home in or near Unionville since that time.
His creed was a simple one. He believed the United States to be the greatest country on earth, that school teaching is the most important work and that money while a nice thing to have, should never be considered worth the price of polishing an apple or bending a hypocritical knee to anyone. he never assumed he knew the answers to infinity and was humble enough to admit it, though possessing his own views, which he (unreadable).
Mr. Magee was married twice. By his first wife, Sarah Bell Mullenix of Hartford, he had seven sons and two daughters. Surviving, besides his first wife are the following sons: James and Orris W. of Bell Fourche, South Dakota; Claude D. of River Forest, Illinois; Cape. Oscar J. of Washington, D.C; Thomas P. of North Kansas City, Mo.; and Bernard D. of Huntington Park, Calif. Another son, Sam, died in infancy, a daughter, Mary died at the age of three and the other daughter, Okal, died at the age of nine. His second wife, Atta Magee, survives him. He is also survived by three sisters: Mrs. Mary Smith of Unionville, Mrs. Bertha Lane of Rockford, Ill., and Mrs. Stella Fowler of Unionville.
Mr. Magee's death came at two o'clock Monday afternoon December 27th after an illness lasting for several months. He was able to be up and around until the very last, and death came suddenly to him as he was preparing to eat his noon meal.
The funeral was conducted at the Husted Funeral Home at two o'clock Thursday afternoon by a son, Thompson, who read a tribute to the father who also said a few words at the grave. Following this service the body was laid to rest in the Unionville cemetery.
(The Unionville Republican And Putnam County Journal - Unionville, Missouri - Wednesday, January 5th, 1944 - Page 3)
In the course of forty odd years as a teacher he taught at the Carr, Petty, Lucerne, Mo and Brazil and Promise City, Iowa schools before becoming unit manager of the C. Duran Jones Chautauqua. Following that he taught at Lowry, South Dakota. (unreadable) yard, Baldwin (unreadable) Plainfield and Jerome and Millerton, Iowa. He returned to Putnam county about 1926 and taught in rural schools before he retired in 1932 and made his home in or near Unionville since that time.
His creed was a simple one. He believed the United States to be the greatest country on earth, that school teaching is the most important work and that money while a nice thing to have, should never be considered worth the price of polishing an apple or bending a hypocritical knee to anyone. he never assumed he knew the answers to infinity and was humble enough to admit it, though possessing his own views, which he (unreadable).
Mr. Magee was married twice. By his first wife, Sarah Bell Mullenix of Hartford, he had seven sons and two daughters. Surviving, besides his first wife are the following sons: James and Orris W. of Bell Fourche, South Dakota; Claude D. of River Forest, Illinois; Cape. Oscar J. of Washington, D.C; Thomas P. of North Kansas City, Mo.; and Bernard D. of Huntington Park, Calif. Another son, Sam, died in infancy, a daughter, Mary died at the age of three and the other daughter, Okal, died at the age of nine. His second wife, Atta Magee, survives him. He is also survived by three sisters: Mrs. Mary Smith of Unionville, Mrs. Bertha Lane of Rockford, Ill., and Mrs. Stella Fowler of Unionville.
Mr. Magee's death came at two o'clock Monday afternoon December 27th after an illness lasting for several months. He was able to be up and around until the very last, and death came suddenly to him as he was preparing to eat his noon meal.
The funeral was conducted at the Husted Funeral Home at two o'clock Thursday afternoon by a son, Thompson, who read a tribute to the father who also said a few words at the grave. Following this service the body was laid to rest in the Unionville cemetery.
(The Unionville Republican And Putnam County Journal - Unionville, Missouri - Wednesday, January 5th, 1944 - Page 3)
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