Otis "Buck" McKinnon

Otis McKinnon was born May 23, 1898 in Burns, OR. He was son of Ellis McKinnon and Sarah Jane Wilson. He married Virginia "Jenny" Adare Stevens in 1920 in Prineville, OR. In 1920 he got his first job for the Oregon Highway Department and ended his job in 1951. In 1935 he was part of the Oregon Fair board and helped with many fairs. 1940 was the year he became a drummer for "The Merrymakers" and was with them for part of the 40's. In 1951 he died of a heart attack in Prineville, OR