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John was the grandson of Henderson McMurray and Mary Ann (Horn) McMurray, with his mother being Fannie Margaret (McMurray) Emery. His wife was Louise Jane (Wykoff) Emery.
John appears to have served our country in the military, as evidenced by the poem to the left of the funeral card, and graveside rites by the Newton American Legion. His gravesite has had a flag and a metal marker of some sort but cannot tell for sure from the image but it probably is a military commemorative. We have found his WWI and WWII Draft Registrations, but as yet no details of military service. He was about 22 in 1917, so may have served in “The Great War.”
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- Thanks again, dear cousins Cindi and Julie for scanning and sharing this funeral card.
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