Digital Augusta

Augusta, Kansas

1987-04-06
Collection: 1987

Title

1987-04-06

1987-04-07

Subject

McKinney, Roger

Clark, John David

Description

Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette

Creator

Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Source

Augusta Historical Museum, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Publisher

Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Date

1987-04-06

1987-04-07

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Format

Clippings

Language

English

Type

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Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette, Augusta, Kansas, USA, “1987-04-06,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 24, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/463.
Text

Monday, April 6, 1987
Roger McKinney
...a respected banker
McKinney funeral tomorrow
By MARY L. HODSON Gazette Area Editor
Roger McKinney, the man who captured the respect of Augusta residents as he helped them deal with personal and business-related financial matters, died Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita.
The funeral service for Mr. McKinney, the 51-year-old president and director of Prairie State Bank in Augusta, will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Harold E. Kieler will officiate and burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Many who knew him as a banker felt a special kinship that surpassed the walls of Prairie State Bank where he had worked since 1974.
“It is awfully hard to say anything when you lose a friend,” explains PSB board chairman Newton Male. “You’re stunned when you suffer such a big lose. It is a private time for every person.”
Most people remember Mr. McKinney for his smile, a handshake, a friendly greeting and his wit
Family members and close friends
focus on the eight years gift of life he had following open heart surgery. That heart attack and the life-extending surgery changed his outlook on life, according to his 28-year-old son, Dave McKinney. That included traveling and spending more time with family and friends. “He knew his time was limited...He told us he loved us a lot.”
Augustan Bob Hizey, a close family friend, said “Roger was always the life of the party and had his own way of bringing out the best in people. He will definitely be missed by the entire Augusta community.
“Roger was a very giving person. He had a definite influence on people. Roger was positive and he saw people in a positive manner. His spirit will be a part of people for a long time.”
Mr. McKinney was born Dec. 21, 1935, in Wichita to Thomas Russel and Irma Elizabeth Ferguson McKinney.
He married Joann Hayes in Howard on Nov. 22, 1956. She survives.
Mr. McKinney attended schools in Howard, Coffeyville Junior College and Wichita State University. He was graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Banking.
He joined Prairie State Bank in 1974 as vice president and served as an executive vice president since 1977. He managed Prairie State’s investments, the customer investment division as well as working as a loan official with specialization in commercial and real estate.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he served as the church treasurer for several years and also was on the church’s administrative board and the Kansas Bankers Association.
Mr. McKinney was a former member of the Augusta Rotary Club, the Elks Lodge, and the AMCI board of directors.
Besides his wife, Joann, other survivors include sons, David Thomas McKinney of Augusta and Rick Hayes McKinney of Newton; stepmother, Willma McKinney of Mulvane; a sister, Barbara Childress of California, and three grandchildren, Ashley Marie, Shanna Leigh and Cole Tyler McKinney.
Memorials have been established with the First United Methodist Church and the Augusta Medical Complex. Contributions may be sent to Prairie State Bank or the the Dunsford Funeral Home.

Tuesday, April 7, 1987
Grandson died Saturday in Wichita
John David Clark, 13-day-old great-grandson of Dorothy Forpahl of Augusta, died Saturday at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
A graveside service was at 11 a.m. yesterday at the Elmwood Cemetery. Rev. Mel Brown officiated.
He was born March 22, 1987, in Wichita to David Kent and Teresa Lynn Carlton Clark.
Survivors include parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Clark of rural El Dorado; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Clark of Bartlesville, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Steven Halley Sr. of Salina and Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Carlton of El Dorado; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clark of Towanda, Evelyn Carlton and Helen Williams, both of El Dorado.
The Dunsford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Original Format

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