The Journal Free Press Osage County Wednesday July 19, 1944 Death of J.M. McCracken. J.M. McCRACKEN passed away at 3:00 a.m. Thursday July 6, 1944, following an illness of several months. John Mitchell McCracken, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCracken, was born December 5, 1857 in Orange County, Indiana, and at the time of his death had attained the aged o f86 years, 7 months and 1 day. He came to Kansas some 55 years ago, where he established a home and was engaged in farming and stock raising all of his life until recent years when failing health and advance age forced him to retire from active work. Mr. McCracken was united in marriage to Sarah MAY, who passed away a few years ago. The surviving relatives are his children, Walter McCracken of Wichita; Earl McCracken, Mrs. Arthur ALLISON, Mrs. James CASEY and Leslie McCracken all of this community; 11 grandchildren, his brothers, and sisters, Chas. McCracken, Greenwood, Calif.; Mrs. John FLICK, Parlin, Colo.; Mrs. Chas. JENKINS, Mrs. George FELTNER and Wm. McCRACKEN, of Lyndon community. Mr. McCracken was a member of the Mt. Vernon United Brethren church, where the funeral services were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. A.C. Tudor. The interment was in the Alpine Cemetery. A son, Floyd McCracken, died in infancy. Mr. McCracken was a kind and loving father and took a great interest in his home and family and had a cheerful dispostion. He was stricken with paralysis in October 1943 and had been confined to his bed since November. He was a lovingly cared for by his daughter, Mrs. James Casey. Music was furnished by a quartet of mixed voices with Miss Vera Benton presiding at the piano. The pallbearers were Frank Schlageter, John Roakey, Jame Beighlie, John Vaughn, Wallace Plaunty, Ivan Lafferty, Lynn Michaels and Elmo Soderstrom. His three grandsons, Pvt. Roy and Bernard, who are serving int he armed forces in France and Fireman first class, Ora McCracken, somewhere in the South Pacific were unable to be present for the funeral.--Lyndon Herald.