Legacy
McReynolds was buried in the Elkton Cemetery in Elkton, Kentucky. Elkton residents fondly remember Justice McReynolds, pointing out both his home and office "with great pride and respect".
One of McReynolds' law clerks wrote "... in 1946 he died a very lonely death in a hospital – without a single friend or relative at his bedside. He was buried in Kentucky, but no member of the Court attended his funeral though one employee of the Court travelled to Kentucky for the services." In contrast, as the clerk noted, when McReynolds's aged African-American messenger, Harry Parker, died in 1953, his funeral was attended by five or six Justices, including the Chief Justice.
McReynolds bequeathed his entire estate to charity.
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