Roy Travis McKown Sr.

MOUNT ZION - Roy Travis McKown Sr., 83 of Mt. Zion passed away in his residence at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, June 20, 2010. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. till service time at the funeral home. Masonic funeral rites will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday during the visitation time. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. The family suggests casual attire for his services. Mr. McKown was born October 31, 1926, in Niantic, IL the son of George and Gertrude (Blankenship) McKown. He served in the US Navy during W.W.II. He was a retired carpenter having been with the Carpenters Local #742. He was a member of the VFW Post 7145, a member of the Antioch Masonic Lodge 884, Bethany and a former Captain on the Mt. Zion Fire Department. He married Ruth J. Doolittle on August 5, 1948. Surviving is his wife: Ruth, of Mt. Zion, sons: John T. McKown and his wife Cheryl of Decatur, Carl G. McKown and his wife Patty of Decatur, and Roy T. McKown Jr. of Mt. Zion, brother: Harold McKown and his wife Gladys of Long Creek. Six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at www.legacy.com/herald-review/Obituaries.asp