hmtl5 Estella Harkins b. 29 May 1904 Jewell County, Kansas d. 23 Mar 2002 Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska: McKeown Genealogy

Estella Harkins

Female 1904 - 2002  (97 years)


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  • Name Estella Harkins 
    Born 29 May 1904  Jewell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Mar 2002  Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I614  McKeown
    Last Modified 14 Jul 2023 

    Family Thomas Paxton McKeown,   b. 30 Jul 1895, Jewell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1986, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1924  Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Helen Joy McKeown,   b. 11 Mar 1925, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1927, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     2. Thomas Keith McKeown,   b. 25 May 1927, Jewell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 2020, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1904 - Jewell County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jun 1924 - Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Mar 2002 - Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Estella M. (Harkins) McKeown, 97, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Good Samaritan Center in Superior, Nebraska. She was born in rural Jewell County, Kansas, May 29, 1904, to Charlie and Clema (Good) Harkins.

      She attended Pleasant Valley Rural School. June 18, 1924, Estella married Thomas P. McKeown in Clyde, Kansas. They lived and farmed in Jewell County. She cooked at Valley View School. Estella worked hard as a homemaker while raising their family.

      She was a member of Webber United Methodist Church for more than 50 years and a member of the United Methodist Women and the Valley View Social Club. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, her years of cooking at Valley View School, and most of all her family.

      Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Tom, on November 20, 1986; an infant daughter, Helen Joy; two sisters, Frieda Langer and Myreen Meyer; and two brothers, Cecil and Jake Harkins.

      Survivors include two daughters, Norma B. Bargen and her husband Don of Nora, Nebraska, and Phyllis Hurd of Formoso, Kansas; one son, Keith McKeown and his wife Rosemarie of rural Superior; two brothers, Butler S. Harkins of Oxnard, California, and Jerry Harkins and his wife Gloria of Cortez, Colorado; 10 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.

      Services were 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at the United Methodist Church in Webber, Kansas, with Revs. Elton Hunter and Robert Elwell officiating. Music was "Ivory Palaces" with Linda Hutchinson as soloist and a congregational hymn, "How Great Thou Art", with Carlita Price as organist. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior.

      Pallbearers were Mike Hurd, Mark Hurd, Tony Patrick, Tom Bargen, Dan McKeown, and Gail Bartley. Megrue-Price Funeral Home of Superior was in charge of arrangements.

      The Nelson Gazette (Nelson, NE), Thursday, April 4, 2002; pg. 9
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S3] Obituary.