Ray
McKown, 68
 Fourtown
- Ray McKown, 68, died Thursday, June 7, 2001
at his home in Fourtown in Beltrami
county.
Memorial
services will be held
on
Saturday, June 16, at 1 p.m. at the Fourtown Store
with Rev. Robert Dahlen officiating. Arrangements
are with Green Funeral Home in Thief River
Falls.
Delbert
Ray McKown was born on October 17, 1932 in
Excelsior Springs, Mo., the son of Delbert Hadley
and Pauline (Kindred) McKown. He was baptized and
confirmed at Winnwood Baptist Church and attended
Barnes Grade School. In June of 1950, he graduated
from North Kansas High School.
Following
graduation, Ray entered the United States Navy and
was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii.
He was trained as a radio flight operator,
graduating from the course quicker than any other
individual in Naval history. Following his
honorable discharge in 1953, Ray was responsible
for 17 states and eastern Canada as a regional
sales manager for Morton Frozen Foods and was
employed with the company from 1954 through 1968.
He was later hired as general manager for Booth
Fisheries. Promotions included national sales
manager and six month later vice
president.
On
March 16, 1965, he was united in marriage to Judy
Diane Jokela in Chicago, Ill. In 1981, he stared
Ray McKown and Associates Sales Marketing Company.
He retired in 1998. In January of 1995, the couple
moved to Grygla.
Ray
was clerk of Minnie township for three and one-half
years, and he and Judy were instrumental in
transforming Lone Oak Cemetery into a holy
garden.
He
enjoyed sports, especially golf, and was an avid
reader.
Ray
is survived by his wife, Judy of Fourtown; two
sons, Kenny (Cindy) McKown of Clearwater, Fla. and
David (Tracy) McKown of Reno, Nev.; four
grandchildren; a stepdaughter, Kimberly (Monty)
Hayes of Crystal Lake, Ill.; a stepson, Michael
Tate of Minneapolis; three step grandchildren; two
brothers, Bob (Pat) McKown of Fallbrok, Calif. and
James McKown of Kansas City, Mo.; and a sister,
Betty (John) Macken of North Kansas City,
Mo.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents;
several uncles and aunts; an a
sister-in-law.
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