Died June 01, 1975

John F. McIlwain

John F. McIlwain, 86, of Artesia died Sunday morning
in a local hospital.  Services will be held today at 2 p.m.
from the Artesia United Methodist Church with the
Rev. T. E. Shelton officiating, assisted by the Rev. K.
Z. Stevens.  Interment will be in the K. P. Cemetery
in Artesia with Memorial Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.

A lifelong resident of Artesia, Mr. McIlwain was a member
of the Artesia Methodist Church where he was a Steward
and he was a member of the Knights of Pythias.  He 
owned and operated J. F. McIlwain General Merchandise
Store in Artesia for 54 years.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lida Mathews McIlwain of
Artesia; three daughters, Mrs. Eagle Matulich of Columbia,
Ms, Mrs. Donald McWilliams of Wichita, Kan., and Mrs.
Wilson Cox of Artesia; three brothers, M. D. McIlwain of
Vernon, Ala., O. G. McIlwain of Artesia and Walter
McIlwain of Starkville; nine grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren.

Active pallbearers will be Emmett McIlwain, Fripp Boozer,
Jr., D. W. McIlwain, Woodrow Cox, Vernon Harris and 
J. S. McIlwain.

Honorary pallbearers will be T. N. Jones, Robert Pritchard,
Darrell Pritchard, Paul Guerry, Scott Adams, Robert Lummus,
D.A. Langford, Henry Pilkinton, V. L. Shook, R. L. Pritchard,
W.W. Guerry, G. W. Gentry, W. H. Cook, E. B. Gladney, 
John Wilson, W. L. Adams, J. M. Pierce, Fripp Boozer, Sr., 
M. B. Easley, F. N. Bolin, W. L. Cook, Robert Bolin, O. B.
Adams, L. R. Hamm, R. C. Barnhill, T. C. Peterson, Edward
Guerry, Spencer Waggoner, Newton Guerry and Dr. Frank J.
Baird.


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