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George Porter McGinnis Jr.

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George Porter McGinnis Jr.

Birth
Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa, USA
Death
4 Feb 2007 (aged 84)
Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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McGinnis, George P. Jr.
February 16, 1922 - February 4, 2007


AVALON— George P. McGinnis Jr., 84, of Avalon, WI, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Beloit Memorial Hospital. He was born on Feb. 16, 1922, in Washington Township, Iowa, son of George and Mary (Porter) McGinniss. He married Dorine Garvey on Aug. 24, 1952, in Beloit; she died on March 13, 1998. George was a 71 year member of First Presbyterian Church in Clinton, and served as Trustee Chairman for 30 years. He was a 1939 graduate of Clinton High School. He was a farmer all his life and worked for 32 years as a Pioneer Seed Salesman and for 30 years as trucker and dispatcher for JATCO. He was a friend to all and a very kind and generous man, and an avid Green Bay Packer fan. He was a devoted family man and loved his children and grandchildren. George had so many good and close friends and enjoyed his time with the Lantz family, Judy Korth, Tom and Rose Mair, and so many more, especially his granddogs, Rufus and Hoss. He is survived by a daughter, Julie (Don) Michels of Clinton, WI; 2 sons, Craig (Carie) and Scott McGinnis, both of Avalon, WI; and 3 grandchildren: Serena and Gavin Michels and Dustin (Leah) McGinnis. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorine; his parents; a brother, Delbert Mac ; and a sister, Evelyn
McGinnis, George P. Jr.
February 16, 1922 - February 4, 2007


AVALON— George P. McGinnis Jr., 84, of Avalon, WI, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Beloit Memorial Hospital. He was born on Feb. 16, 1922, in Washington Township, Iowa, son of George and Mary (Porter) McGinniss. He married Dorine Garvey on Aug. 24, 1952, in Beloit; she died on March 13, 1998. George was a 71 year member of First Presbyterian Church in Clinton, and served as Trustee Chairman for 30 years. He was a 1939 graduate of Clinton High School. He was a farmer all his life and worked for 32 years as a Pioneer Seed Salesman and for 30 years as trucker and dispatcher for JATCO. He was a friend to all and a very kind and generous man, and an avid Green Bay Packer fan. He was a devoted family man and loved his children and grandchildren. George had so many good and close friends and enjoyed his time with the Lantz family, Judy Korth, Tom and Rose Mair, and so many more, especially his granddogs, Rufus and Hoss. He is survived by a daughter, Julie (Don) Michels of Clinton, WI; 2 sons, Craig (Carie) and Scott McGinnis, both of Avalon, WI; and 3 grandchildren: Serena and Gavin Michels and Dustin (Leah) McGinnis. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorine; his parents; a brother, Delbert Mac ; and a sister, Evelyn


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