Leonard Edward Mackey

 

(September 29, 1885-April 3, 1961)

 

Obit Mackey, Leonard Edward (Sept 29, 1885 - Apr 3, 1961) Dutch Brother

COURIER-FREEMAN, POTSDAM, N. Y., Apr 3, 1961

Norwood Native Dies In Florida, *

Retired From Railroad In 1950

 

Norwood - Leonard Edward Mackey, 75, of Orlando, Fla., former

agent for the Railway Express Agency in Watertown and

Ogdensburg, died early Monday afternoon, Apr. 3 in the Floridan

Sanitarium & Hospital of Orlando, where he had been a patient

since Sunday afternoon.

Death followed a long illness and was attributed to an ailment

which spread from the glands to his spine.

The body arrived in Watertown Friday and the funeral was held

Saturday morning at 8:30 from the Wilcox & McCallen funeral

home and at 9 in the Holy Family church. Burial was in Glenwood

cemetery.

Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Margaret M. Daly Mackey,

Orlando, and three brothers, Edward P. Mackey, Earl J. Mackey

and Harold R. Mackey, all of Norwood, as well as nephews and

nieces.

Mr. Mackey was a close friend of William M. Thompson, 80, of

Winter Park, Fla., formerly of Watertown, one-time official of

the old J. B. Wise, Inc., who died in the same hospital Saturday

morning, Apr. 1.

Although ill for a long time, Mr. Mackey was able to be up

and around until he entered the hospital.

He and his wife visited here last summer, returning to Orlando,

where they maintained a winter home, late in the fall.

He was born Sept. 29, 1885 in Norwood, a son of the late John

P. and Emma Ellison Mackey.

He was educated in the Norwood schools, including the high school,

and began his career with the Railway Express Agency, then

the American Express company, in July, 1901.

He was employed in Canton and Carthage prior to 1903 when

he was appointed cashier in Ogdensburg.

Later, he was assigned to Norwood as the agent and then in

1916 was appointed agent in Ogdensburg.

In July, 1918 he came to Watertown from Ogdensburg

when he was appointed agent here to succeed the late P. H.

McCune.

Mr. Mackey continued to serve as the Watertown agent until

Jan. 1, I950, when he retired after 48 years of service, the

last 31 of them as the agent here. He retired because of poor

health and since then he and his wife spent the winters in Orlando,

Fla., returning to Watertown each summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Mackey maintained their Watertown residence

at 238 Winslow street until after his retirement. From 1962 to 1955

they spent the summers as guest of Miss Mary (May) C. Mullen,

910 Gotham street, and, thereafter, as guests of Mrs. Mary

Bourke of Dexter.

On June 24, 1917 he married Miss Margaret Mary Daily,

daughter of Patrick W. and Bridget Murray Daly of Winthrop,

in St. Patrick's church of Brasher Falls, The late Rt. Rev.

Msgr., Cornelius J. Crowley performed the ceremony.

He was a member of the Holy Family church in Watertown

Council, 259, Knights of Columbus, here and a former member

of the Rotary club and the Elks lodge of Watertown. At the time

of his death he was a member of St. Charles church in Orlando

and its Holy Name society.

While here he was a member of the chamber of commerce and

once served as the chairman of the public safety and fire

prevention committee of the organization.

 

(This obituary was provided by Rob Palmer)