MRS. GRACE MARTIN; AIR CRASH VICTIM Mrs. Grace McKinley Martin, of Orlando, Florida, native of Minoa, was one of two persons killed Sunday in a private aircraft accidental the Clearwater, Fla. airport. Mrs. Martin, along with another woman, was fatally injured when the plane she was piloting crash on takeoff. Mrs. Martin was scheduled to take an examination next month for certification as a commercial pilot.
She was a graduate of Minoa High School and resided in the village most of her life.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss Faye Martin of Orlando, and Mrs. Harold Carr Jr. of Baldwinsville; her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McKinley of Minoa; a sister, Mrs. Dale Lamb of Fulton; and three brothers, Robert McKinley of Vestal, Richard McKinley foot, and John McKinley of Minoa.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow at the Russell H. Shepp funeral Home, Minoa, with the Rev. Milton Sweet officiating. Burial will be in North Manlius Cemetery. Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. today.
— Syracuse Herald JournalJan 21, 1970.