K. Wayne McCreery
K. Wayne McCreery, 69, of North Platte died Oct. 8, 1997, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center.
He was born March 22, 1928, to Hubert W. and Lotus R. Hall McCreery at Emporia, Kan. He attended school in Kansas and Missouri and graduated from Carl Junction (Mo.) High School in 1946. He enlisted in the Marine Corp in July 1946, and was discharged from the Marine Corp Reserves in January 1953.
He then worked for Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co., and also worked in construction.
On June 15, 1975, he married Connie K. Tuttle in Valentine.
In 1975, he moved to North Platte and in 1976 he began Waco Wall Saw Co. He successfully owned and operated the company until his death. His work brought him a great deal of pleasure.
Mr. McCreery was a member of Noel C. Donnigan Post No. 1504 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and P.R. Halligan Post No.163 of the American Legion. He also enjoyed collecting antique cars.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Amy of Elm Creek; a son, Anthony of Great Lakes, Ill., Naval Training Center; three children from a previous marriage, Robert and Ronald McCreery and Tammy Van Loenen; five sisters, Dorothy (George) Bray of Topeka, Kan., Carol (Roy) Myrick of Littleton, Colo., Virginia (Daniel) Garrison of Neosho, Mo., Mildred (Ralph) Hooker of Ashville, N.C., Mary (Jack) Smith of Pensacola, Fla.; a brother, Phil McCreery of Neosho; three grandchildren; and many other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Hubert Hall McCreery.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Virgil Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Fort McPherson National Cemetery with military honors graveside.
Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday and from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home.