Sarah Catherine (Morrison) McKenzie |
| Posted 2018-06-25 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona Wednesday, February 26, 1947, page 4, column 5 Prescott Area Pioneer Dies Prescott - Feb. 25 - Mrs. Sarah Catherine McKenzie, a resident of the Prescott district since 1885, died today. She was 95 years old. Her late husband, John M. McKenzie, operated a mine in the Bradshaw Mountains. She is survived by a son, George McKenzie, of Prescott. ----------------------------------------------- Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Tuesday, February 25, 1947, page 1, column 3 Sarah McKenzie Pioneer, Aged 95, Taken by Death Sarah Catherine McKenzie, aged 95, died this morning at the county hospital, following a long illness. She was born in Marietta, Ohio, September 11, 1851. She came west in a covered wagon to Colorado and later to Prescott, arriving here in 1885. Her husband, the late John M. McKenzie, owned the Buster mine in the Bradshaws and the family lived there for a time, moving to Prescott in 1889. Mrs. McKenzie had lived here ever since. The family home is at 603 South Granite street. She was a member of the Baptist church. A son, George McKenzie, employed by Frank A. Kuhne company here, is the only survivor of seven children born to the couple. There are several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Children of Mr. and Mrs. George McKenzie include, Ralph McKenzie, of Gardena, Calif.; Mrs. Art Long, of Inglewood, Calif.; Sgt. Donald McKenzie, in service in Kamchatka, Alaska, (his wife and child live at Monroe, Wash.); Mrs. Lloyd Murphy, W. E. Richard and Jimmy McKenzie, all of Prescott. Grandchildren of a former marriage are: Mrs. Jessie Reif, of Dillon, Mont.; Ralph Roland, of Evergreen, La.; Clyde Roland, of Los Angeles. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Lester Ruffner Funeral Home. ----------------------------------------------- Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, February 26, 1947, page 4, column 4 Funeral Services Of Mrs. McKenzie Set For Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah McKenzie, aged 95, who died yesterday at the county hospital, will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Lester Ruffner Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Charles Franklin Parker will officiate at the services, which will be follow by interment in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. McKenzie, a native of Marietta, Ohio, had lived in this area since 1885. The family home was at 603 South Granite Street. She is survived by a son, George McKenzie, several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. See Also: Arizona Gravestone Photo Project |
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