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Rufus Arthur “Sonny” McGill II

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Rufus Arthur “Sonny” McGill II

Birth
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Death
1 Nov 2012 (aged 19)
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
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Rufus Arthur McGill II, known as "Sonny" to his friends and family, of Roanoke, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012, as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident. Sonny was born on March 18, 1993, in Morgantown, W.Va., the son of Jerri Johnson McGill, of Roanoke, Va., and Rufus Arthur McGill, of Lumberton, N.C. As a child, Sonny attended Covenant Christian, Cheat Lake Elementary and Westwood Middle School in Morgantown, W.Va., and Rowland Middle School in Lumberton, N.C. Sonny attended Patrick Henry and graduated from William Fleming with the Class of 2011. He then attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and was on his way to becoming a noted artist.

Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Sunflowers are requested in honor of Sonny. Please send cards and memories to Jerri McGill, c/o Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 318 Church Ave., Roanoke, VA 24016. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, Roanoke.
Published in Roanoke Times on November 7, 2012
Rufus Arthur McGill II, known as "Sonny" to his friends and family, of Roanoke, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012, as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident. Sonny was born on March 18, 1993, in Morgantown, W.Va., the son of Jerri Johnson McGill, of Roanoke, Va., and Rufus Arthur McGill, of Lumberton, N.C. As a child, Sonny attended Covenant Christian, Cheat Lake Elementary and Westwood Middle School in Morgantown, W.Va., and Rowland Middle School in Lumberton, N.C. Sonny attended Patrick Henry and graduated from William Fleming with the Class of 2011. He then attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and was on his way to becoming a noted artist.

Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Sunflowers are requested in honor of Sonny. Please send cards and memories to Jerri McGill, c/o Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 318 Church Ave., Roanoke, VA 24016. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, Roanoke.
Published in Roanoke Times on November 7, 2012

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