August 30, 2002

The ADVOCATE’s Free Press & Community News

Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties

Volume 6, No. 68

Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown



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“Everett Lee McGinnis

1918-2002

Lee McGinnis, 84, Wellsville, KS, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2002, at his home in

Wellsville.  Funeral services were 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at the Wellsville

Baptist Church.  Visitation was 6:30-8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening, August 27, at Wilson’s

Funeral Home in Wellsville.  Burial followed services at the Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton,

KS.  In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorial contributions made to the Wellsville

Baptist Church or Olathe Hospice, in care of the funeral home.

Everett Lee McGinnis, son of Everett Jewell and Mary Ann (VanHercke) McGinnis was born

May 8, 1918 at Boicourt, Linn County, KS, and departed this life August 25, 2002.  He grew up

on the family farm near Boicourt, Linn County, KS.  He attended grade school in the Oak Grove

district and high school at Pleasanton, KS.

On June 15, 1939, he was united in marriage to Earline Lingwood at Pleasanton.  To this union,

two children were born, Donald Lee and Sharon Elizabeth.  They resided on a farm near

Pleasanton until 1954 where Lee was engaged in a farm implement agency.  In 1954, they

purchased a grocery store in Ulysses, KS.  They later returned to Garnett, where they owned and

operated a grocery store for eighteen years and a recreational vehicle sales for eight years.

Lee gave his heart to the Lord and was baptized in the Marais Des Cygne River at Trading Post,

KS, in 1938.  While living in Garnett, he became a member of the Garnett Baptist Church and

later the Wellsville Baptist Church.  He was a faithful follower of the Lord, and was a wonderful,

warm, loving husband, father, and grandfather, known to his grandchildren as ‘Gramps’.  His

great-grandchildren knew him as ‘Pappy’.

Mr. McGinnis was preceded in death by his parents, Everett Jewell and Mary Ann McGinnis.

Lee is survived by his wife, Earline, of the home; his son, Don, Michigan Valley, KS: his

daughter, Sheri, and husband, Joe, Mound City, KS; five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren,

several nieces and nephews, and many, many friends.

Lee loved being with people and made friends wherever he went.  He will be sorely missed by all

who loved him so much.

Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Wellsville, KS, was in charge of arrangements.”



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Anderson County

Kansas

USGENWEB

By:  Lulu B. Nixon