Death
McKay died on January 18, 1970, at age 96 and was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
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Funeral services at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. -
Graveside services at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. -
Grave markers of David O. McKay. -
Lower portion of the monument. -
Headstones McKay. -
Headstones McKay and his wife, Emma McKay.
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