David Parker McKown1

M, #44446, b. Aug 8, 1954, d. Feb 17, 2015
David Parker McKown
1954 - 2015
Relationship1st cousin of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
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Father*Douglas Parker McKown1 b. Jun 5, 1916, d. Jan 21, 2007
Mother*Priscilla May Worden1 b. Jan 18, 1929, d. Mar 12, 1966

Chronological Events

Birth*Aug 8, 1954 David Parker McKown was born on Aug 8, 1954 at Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.1 
 He was the son of Douglas Parker McKown and Priscilla May Worden.1 
Death*Feb 17, 2015 David Parker McKown died on Feb 17, 2015, at age 60 at Lexington Medical Center, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, United States.1 
Cremated*Feb 18, 2015 He was cremated on Feb 18, 2015 at Triad Cremation Society & Chapel, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. 
ObituaryFeb 23, 2015  OBITUARY: David P. McKown, 60, of Lexington, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Lexington Medical Center.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 201 W. Third Ave. Visitation will follow the service at the church.

A memorial service will also be held in the summer for his New England relatives and friends.

He was born Aug. 8, 1954, in Woodsville, N.H., to Douglas and Priscilla McKown. He graduated from Lisbon High School in New Hampshire in 1973. He then studied photography at Boston University.

David loved California, where he lived for more than 20 years. But in 1997, he moved to Denver to live and work with Deb Hastings Watson; they have been friends since childhood. David became the principal designer and programmer for Deb's marketing consulting and web development company. Together, they moved to Pittsfield, Mass., then to Wells, Maine, and finally to Lexington. When Deb married Don Watson in 2010, the three became a unique and loving family, ultimately all working together.

David was preceded in death by his parents and brother Richard Robinson.

Surviving are his brother, James Robinson of Chicago, Ill; aunts Toosie "Nathalie" McKown Murray of Enfield, Conn., and Jocelyn McKown Jamieson of Salisbury, N.H; numerous cousins, including Cindi Jamieson Murphy of Northfield, N.H., Dianna Jamieson of Warner, N.H., and Lynn Provencher of Enfield, Conn; and Deb and Don Watson and many in the Hastings and Watson families who loved him like family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cancer Services of Davidson County, 25 W. Sixth Ave., Lexington, NC 27292.

Information was provided online by Triad Cremation & Funeral Services, Greensboro, North Carolina.2
 

Citations

  1. [S740] Personal Knowledge - McKown, Malcolm K., online at e-mail address.
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.