John Mcgee

John Herndon McGee, age 82, of 128 Dyerwood Pl., Danville, Va., went to be home with our Lord on February 15, 2016, after being in declining health for several months. Mr. McGee was born on August 31, 1933, in Pelham, N.C., son of the late Edgar Fisher McGee and the late Gladys May Yeatts McGee. He was raised in the Pelham area and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked at Dan River Mills for 16 years after his military service and retired from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 1992 after 21 years of service.  Mr. McGee was a lifelong member of Pelham United Methodist Church where he served on several different committees. He was an avid fan of the New York Yankees, Duke basketball and stock car racing.  He was a devoted husband and loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather.  In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by one sister, Betty McGee Paige. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy Marie Stroud McGee, of the residence. In addition to his wife he is survived by one daughter, Nancy M. Ford and husband Simeon Jr., of Forest, Va. and one son, John H. “Mac” McGee Jr. and wife June, also of Forest, Va.; two sisters, Mary M. Herndon of Pine Mountain, Ga. and Alma M. Cross of Reidsville, N.C.; four grandchildren, Simeon S. Ford, III and wife Deidra of Nashville, Tn., Christen F. Walczak and husband, Michael of Chicago, Il., Allison A. McGee of Manning, S.C., and Brett H. McGee of Washington, D.C.; four great-grandchildren, Simeon Ford IV, Piper Ford, Elise Walczak and Ford Walczak.  Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 19, 2016 at 2:00pm at Townes Memorial Chapel in Danville with Rev. Lee Eggers officiating. Interment will follow the service at Danville Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends at Townes Funeral Home on Friday, prior to the service, from 12:00 noon until 1:30 pm and at other times they will be at the residence.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Centra Hospice Lynchburg, 3300 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Va. 24503, Pelham United Methodist Church, 594 Red Marshall Rd., Pelham, N.C. 27311 or Hickory Grove United Methodist Church, 9983 NC Hwy 700, Ruffin, N.C. 27311. Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street, is serving the McGee family.  Online condolences can be made at www.townesfuneralhome.com