Obits: Clay, McGuire, Brutus, Jr., died 04/16/1952
Oct. 2002
Wolfe County, KY 

Submitted by: http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000062 
Wolfe County Genealogy and  Carole Bays
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Wolfe County News - April 1952

BRUTUS McGUIRE RESERVE OFFICER DIED WED'DAY

Brutus Clay McGuire, Jr., 52 inactive Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. 
Army died at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in the Veteran's Hospital in 
Louisville after an illness of two years.

He was a native of St. Helens, Lee County, and was a son of the late 
Brutus Clay and Elizabeth Duff McGuire.  He was a veteran of World Wars I 
and II and was a member of the Christian Chruch, of Irivne, Lodge No. 
137 of Free and Accepted masons and the Clarence Field Post. Ashland, of 
the American Legion.

He is survived by: his wife, Winifred C. Cyrus McGuire, a step-son, 
George C. Evans, with the U.S. Navy in Washington, D.C; three sisters, 
Mrs. C.L. Hudgins, and Mrs. John B. Craig, both of Lexington, and Miss 
Hallie B. McGuire of Cincinnati and a brother, W.W. McGuire of Ashland.

Funeral services were conducted on Saturday afternoon, April 19 at 3 
p.m. at the W.R. Milward Mortuary Chapel by the Rev. W.P. Fryman and the 
Rev. Leslie R. Smith.  Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Sam Marshall, R.P. Giles, Charles Ambrose, J.M. 
Ridgeway, Jess B. Thompson and E.R. Snowden.

Honorary bearers were:  Hieronymus, I.M. Combs, Robert Dickey, L.H. 
Lucas, G.E. Childers, F.A. Burns, George McGuire, J.B. Newell, J.E. 
McCormic, B.H. Jacobs, Co., Fred Staples, Lt. Col. Owen Durham, Lt. Col. 
Ferell Lewis, Major Blaine Kidwell, Lt. Col. Ray E. Bagley, Capt. A.J. May 
and Captain Eddie Most.

The deceased was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Combs of Campton, KY.


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