Obituary

  John M. Meehan, who on Tuesday evening of last week suffered a stroke while in attendance at a meeting of the Knights of Columbus in the Catholic auditorium, died Wednesday night, December 4, about 9 o'clock after suffering a second stroke. Mr. Meehan had apparently been enjoying the best of health and his sickness and death came as a great shock, not only to the members of his family, but his large circle of friends as well.
  John M. Meehan was born Aug. 31, 1877, at Milan, Ill., and when three years of age accompanied his parents to Crawford county, first settling on a farm south of Vail, where they resided for a few years, and later moving to a farm west of Denison and it was there that he grew to manhood. He received his education in the rural schools, assisting his father in the summer months with the farm work. In 1904 he accepted a position as fireman on the Milwaukee railroad out of Sioux City, but resigned a few years later to accept a position with the Hanford Creamery company and much of his time was spent in traveling in the South Dakota territory. In 1912 he accepted a position as salesman for the Pennsylvania Consumers Oil company of Council Bluffs and worked continuously for that firm with the exception of two years during the world war, when he was United States deputy marshal residing at Davenport.
  In the year 1917 he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Malloy and to this union were born three children, Mary Catherine, Elizabeth Ann and Margaret Reta.
  Mr. Meehan was a devout member of the Catholic church and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus and held important offices in that organization. He also was a member of the United Commercial Travelers association. During his several years of residence in Denison he took a prominent part in the affairs of the church and the Knights of Columbus, appearing in most of the entertainments given and gained considerable of a reputation for himself as an entertainer of ability. He was invited on a number of occasions to put on sketches from nearby radio stations. Mr. Meehan was a good citizen and one who made a host of friends for himself and his happy and jovial disposition. He was a devoted husband and a kind and loving father.
  Besides his wife and children he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. M. W. Conway, of Aledo, Ill; Mrs. J. A. Houlihan and Mrs. E. L. Champion, of Denison, and one brother, Dr. J. J. Meehan, of Denison.
  Funeral services were held Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the St. Rose of Lima church. Father Casey officiating, after which interment was made in the Catholic cemetery.
  The out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral services were P. C. Hart, T. J. O'Brien, M. J. Malloy, J. M. Malloy and Mrs. J. J. McCann of Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Conway, Mrs. Joseph Meehan, Miss Virginia and Joseph Conway of Aledo, Ill; Mrs. Nellie Frazer, Carl Frazer, Mrs. George Huffman and Mrs. C. D. Barnes of Omaha; M. Talty of Neola; Tom Talty of Atlantic; George Talty and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hickey of Adair; Wm. and Joseph Garvey of Des Moines; Mrs. T. M. Behan of Chicago; John P. Tinley, John Tinley Jr., Albert McGinn, C. W. Beem, Leonard Clinton, Walter Thorson all of Council Bluffs; and three representatives of the Consumers Oil Co, namely; President H. C. Meir, Secretary R. E. Pleree and sales manager H. H. Hand.
(The Denison Review, Wednesday, December 11, 1929, Section 2, p. 1)