McCreery, Presley Beuford

1924 - 1997  (72 years)

• Name	McCreery, Presley Beuford  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Sep 1924	Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Katy and Missouri Pacific Railroads
  Death	24 May 1997	Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Burial	28 May 1997	Pilot Grove City Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I11816	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Tally, Marjorie A,   b. 20 Feb 1923, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 9 Apr 2012, Katy Manor Care Center, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1943  [1]
  Family ID	F7662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1924 - Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Death - 24 May 1997 - Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Burial - 28 May 1997 - Pilot Grove City Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Newspapers: Boonville Daily News: Obituary, of Kenneth Tally - 04 Jan 2007. Name of Deceased: Presley Beuford McCreery Newspaper: The Kansas City Star Date: May 28, 1997 Submitters Name: Robert King Obit: Presley Beuford McCreery, 72, Pilot Grove, MO, passed away Saturday, May 24, 1997, at Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, at Meisenheimer Funeral Chapel, Pilot Grove, with Rev. Todd Laughlin officiating; burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Mr. Thornton was born September 17, 1924, in Pilot Grove, MO, son of Ezra Murl and Pauline Thornton McCreery. On May 6, 1943, he was married to Marjorie Tally, who survives of the home. Mr. McCreery worked for the Katy Railroad in Pilot Grove and moved to Kansas City, working for the Missouri Pacific Railroad until his retirement in 1984. He worked for the railroad for 39 years. He was a member of the Boonville Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. survivors include 3 daughters, Charlotte Goyer & Kathy Bousman, both of Lenexa, KS, & Carol Hulse, Shawnee, KS; 3 sons, Richard McCreey, Merriam, KS, Robert McCreery, Overland Park, KS, & Ray McCreery, Shawnee, KS; sister, Merline Sharp, Liberty. MO; brother, Robert McCreery, Excelsior Springs, MO; his mother, Pauline McCreery, Excelsior Springs, MO; 8 grandchildren & 4 great- grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] USA: MO: COOPER: Boonville Daily News: Obituary. https://www.boonvilledailynews.com/ [S327] WORLD: Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/