 1914 - 1955 (41 years)
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| Name |
Frank William McKenzie |
| Birth |
20 Mar 1914 |
Greenville TWP, Somerset, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
5 Jul 1955 |
Meyersdale, Summitt Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
| Notes |
- Frank E. MCKENZIE (William Herbert-3, Francis-2, John M.-1) was born on 20 Mar 1914 in Greenville Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He died on 5 Jul 1955 in Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. Meyersdale Man Dies
In Lightning Blast
Meyersdale, Pa., July 5 - Lightning killed Frank E. McKenzie, 40, and injured two of his children today as the group took protection from a thunderstorm under a tree. The injured are Ernest, 14, and Rodger, 9. Both are in Meyersdale Community Hospital. McKenzie and the two boys were operating a tractor on his farm here when the storm broke. The Bedford Gazette, Bedford, July 6, 1955
McKenzie IS VICTIM OF LIGHTNING A Meyersdale R.D. 3 farmer was killed instantly by a bolt of lightning and two of his sons injured Tuesday as the group too protection from a thunderstory under a tree. Killed at 2:15 pm was Frank E. McKenzie, 41. Coroner Robert H. Halverson said that the death was the first caused by lightning in the county this year. He said McKenzie also received lacerations and burns of the head, face, chest, arms and legs. Injured were sons Ernest F., 14, and Rodger, 9. Both are patients in Meyersdale Community Hospital where their conditions are listed as fair. They were admitted suffering from shock a hospital report indicated.
DIED INSTANTLY Halverston said he was told that the group was mowing hay on the Greenville township farm when the storm broke. After the lightning struck, McKenzie was carried to a road nearby and a doctor called but death was found to have been instantaneous. Mr. McKenzie was born on March 20, 1914 in Greenville Township, a son of William and Bertha Johnson McKenzie. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Alverta Meese McKenzie; sons Ernest and Rodger; and his mother residing on Meyersdale, R.D. 3. Also surviving are a brother, Eugene McKenzie of Meyersdale, R.D. 3; a half brother, Elmer Caton of Boynton, and sisters Mrs. Ellis Sturtz, Meyersdale, and Mrs. Ellis Knepp, Sand Patch R.D. 1. Funeral arrangements in charge of the Price funeral home, Meyersdale, are incomplete. The Daily American 6 Jul 1955
MCKENZIE RITES Funeral services for Frank E. McKenzie, 41, of Meyersdale, R.D. 3, who was killed instantly by a bolt of lightning Tuesday, will be conducted Friday at 9 am in Pocahontas Catholic church with the Rev. Father Jude officiating interment in Greenville community cemetery. Friends will be received in the Price Funeral home, Meyersdale, until Friday.
He was buried on 8 Jul 1955 in Greenville Cemetery, Pocahontas, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.
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| Person ID |
I05579 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
William Herbert McKenzie, b. 14 Nov 1874, Greenville TWP, Somerset, Pennsylvania d. 27 Apr 1945, Greenville Twp., Somerset, Pennsylvania (Age 70 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Bertha Johnson, b. 1882, Garrett County, Maryland d. 10 Sep 1968, Meyersdale, Summitt Township, Pennsylvania (Age 86 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Jul 1909 |
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F02924 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alverta May Meese, b. 6 Aug 1916, Greenville TWP, Somerset, Pennsylvania d. 14 Oct 1988, Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
6 May 1940 |
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F03109 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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