The Service of Remembrance for Mr. David Eugene McCracken, age 80, of Hernando, FL, will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011, at the Beverly Hills Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory with the Rev. Jonathan Beard officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Hooper Crematory, Inverness, Florida. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of service, Thursday at the chapel. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneral Home.com. Mr. McCracken was born November 6, 1930, in Boston, MA, son of the late Harry and Alberta (Johnson) McCracken. He died October 30, 2011, in Inverness, FL. Mr. McCracken was a Navy veteran serving during the Korean War. He worked as a television traffic manager for WHDH-TV in Boston and moved to Hernando, FL, from Arlington, MA, in 2001. He enjoyed golfing and yard work. Mr. McCracken was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard McCracken. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Eleanor "Jean" McCracken of Hernando, FL; 2 sons, Paul D. (Melanie) McCracken and Richard D. McCracken, both of Leominster, MA; 2 brothers, Douglas McCracken and Dwight McCracken, both of OH; and 3 grandchildren, Sarah McCracken, Ian McCracken, and Mikayla McCracken.
Citrus County Chronicle (Crystal River, FL) - Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The Service of Remembrance for Mr. David Eugene McCracken, age 80, of Hernando, FL, will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011, at the Beverly Hills Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory with the Rev. Jonathan Beard officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Hooper Crematory, Inverness, Florida. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of service, Thursday at the chapel. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneral Home.com. Mr. McCracken was born November 6, 1930, in Boston, MA, son of the late Harry and Alberta (Johnson) McCracken. He died October 30, 2011, in Inverness, FL. Mr. McCracken was a Navy veteran serving during the Korean War. He worked as a television traffic manager for WHDH-TV in Boston and moved to Hernando, FL, from Arlington, MA, in 2001. He enjoyed golfing and yard work. Mr. McCracken was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard McCracken. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Eleanor "Jean" McCracken of Hernando, FL; 2 sons, Paul D. (Melanie) McCracken and Richard D. McCracken, both of Leominster, MA; 2 brothers, Douglas McCracken and Dwight McCracken, both of OH; and 3 grandchildren, Sarah McCracken, Ian McCracken, and Mikayla McCracken.
Citrus County Chronicle (Crystal River, FL) - Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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