Charles F. McGee
1919 - 2013 (94 years)
Generation: 1
1. Charles F. McGee was born on 10 Apr 1919 in Batestown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Aug 2013 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II. US Army. Second Lieutenant.
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Charles F. McGee, 94, of Catlin, passed away at 8:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, while in the Palliative Care Unit at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville.
He was born April 10, 1919 in Batestown, the son of Charles E. and Nellie Byerly McGee. He married Mary Hawkins on Feb. 17, 1943 in Hernando, Mississippi. She preceded him in death on Jan. 12, 2001. He also was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marjorie Jones and one brother, Robert McGee.
Surviving are his three children, C. Michael (Linda) McGee, David A. (Kathryn) McGee and Jeanie (Scott) Church; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; his sister-in-law, JoAnn Fetters; three nieces, Luanne Kees, Janice Hawkins and Jackie Land; three nephews, Curt McGee, Bobby McGee and Steve Hadley and special friend, Glenda Eaton.
He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He received a Purple Heart after being wounded at Guadalcanal. After serving his country, he returned home to Catlin where he farmed for over 40 years. He was the first recipient of the Outstanding Young Farmer Award in Vermilion County.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Sunday, August 25, 2013
Name:
son of Charles E. McGee and Nellie M. Byerly
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116017371/charles-f_-mcgeeCharles married Mary Maxine Hawkins on 17 Feb 1943 in Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi. Mary (daughter of Miller E. Hawkins and Cecil Delores Salts) was born on 22 Mar 1923 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Jan 2001; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]