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Dr. William Thomas McIntyre

Male 1890 - 1982  (91 years)


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  • Name William Thomas McIntyre 
    Title Dr. 
    Born 14 Dec 1890  Corning, Adams County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Dec 1982  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 Dec 1982  Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4883  Rossville
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 

    Father J. Ross McIntyre 
    Mother Olive O Fife McIntyre 
    Family ID F6595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Myrnah R Franklin McIntyre,   b. 22 Jun 1893, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1986, Poynette, Columbia County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1920  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jocille Clair McIntyre Schnake
     2. Myrnah Jean McIntyre Hohman
     3. William Franklin Hughes-McIntyre
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2018 08:25:04 
    Family ID F6594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- McIntyre, William
    Obituary- McIntyre, William
    Dr. William T. McIntyre

    Dr. William Thomas McIntyre, 91, 4712 W. 6th, died late Friday at a Topeka retirement home.

    He was born Dec. 14,1890, on a farm five miles south of Corning, Iowa, the son of J. Ross and Olive O. Fife McIntyre. He moved with his family to Lenox, Iowa, in 1892 and was graduated from Lenox High School in 1910.

    He later was graduated from Tarkio College, Tarkio, Mo., with a bachelor of arts degree in 1914. He attended Xenia Theological Seminary, Xenia, Ohio, from 1916 to 1919 and was graduated with master of divinity and master of theology degrees. He lived in Topeka since 1961.

    He took a short course at the American Institute of Archeology, Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1926 and later received his doctor of divinity degree from Tarkio College in 1940.

    Dr. McIntyre was traveling secretary for Intercollegiate Prohibition Association from 1914 to 1916. He was ordained by the Chicago Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church in 1919 and installed as pastor of Indiana Harbor Presbyterian Church, East Chicago, Ind., where he served from 1919 to 1929. He was pastor of Gibson Heights United Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo., from 1929 to 1948.

    He was superintendent of the United Presbyterian Home, Washington, Iowa, from 1948 to 1961 when he retired and moved to Topeka. He attended summer Chautauqua in 1916, 1917 and 1918 and Associated Clubs from 1948 to 1958. He was elected to the board of directors of Young People’s Work of the church in 1943. Dr. McIntyre was a member of Central Presbyterian Church, Topeka.

    He married Myrnah R. Franklin June 17, 1920, at Rossville She survives.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jocille Clair Schnake, Madison, Wis., and Mrs. Myrnah Jean Hohman, Palatine, Ill; a son, William Franklin McIntyre, Richmond, Va.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Central United Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Topeka Presbyterian Manor, 4712 W. 6th, Topeka, 66606, or United Presbyterian Home, Washington, Iowa, 52353. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.