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James Adams McCaig

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15 Dec 2009 (aged 85)
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Weems, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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McCAIG, James Adams, Capt. USN (Ret.), 85, of White Stone died December 15, 2009. A Decorated Naval Aviator with 30 years service, he served during World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Era. Captain McCaig was a piper and senior instructor for the Kilmarnock and District Pipe Band and Past Director of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Marguerite "Dixie" Parker McCaig; son, James M. McCaig of Arvonia; daughter, Allison A. Harcourt of Williamsburg; four grandchildren; brother, Robert McCaig of Kaloa, Hawaii. Memorial services and interment with military honors will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, December 20, at Historic Christ Church, Irvington. Memorials may be made to Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 975, White Stone 22578, or Historic Christ Church Foundation, P.O. Box 24, Irvington 22480. (Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 17, 2009)

Capt. James Adams McCaig, USN (ret.), 85, of White Stone died December 15, 2009. He was a decorated naval aviator with 30 years service. He served during World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam era. Among his military awards were two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Distinguished Service and Air Medals and numerous other campaign and theater medals. He was a past president of the Princess Anne Hunt, the Tidewater Scottish Games, Association of Scottish Games and Festivals, Saint Andrews Society of Tidewater and treasurer of Clan MacLeod Society, USA. In 1989, he received, "Scot of the Year Award" given by the St. Andrews Society. Capt. McCaig also served as a past director of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) and as vice director of the Northern Neck Chapter of the APVA. He was a past board member and active volunteer with the Foundation for Historic Christ Church and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a piper and senior instructor for the Kilmarnock and District Pipe Band. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marguerite "Dixie" Parker McCaig; a son and daughter-in-law, James M. and Nancy F. McCaig of Arvonia; a daughter and son-in-law, Allison A. and Robert M. Harcourt Jr. of Williamsburg; four grandchildren, Sarah C. McCaig, William Adams McCaig, Rachel L. Harcourt and Robert M. Harcourt III; and a brother, Robert McCaig of Kaloa, Hawaii. Memorial services and interment with military honors were held December 20 at Christ Church near Irvington with the Rev. David May officiating. Memorials may be made to the Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 975, White Stone, VA 22578, or The Foundation for Historic Christ Church, P.O. Box 24, Irvington, VA 22480. Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock handled the arrangements. (Rappahannock Record - Kilmarnock, VA)
McCAIG, James Adams, Capt. USN (Ret.), 85, of White Stone died December 15, 2009. A Decorated Naval Aviator with 30 years service, he served during World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Era. Captain McCaig was a piper and senior instructor for the Kilmarnock and District Pipe Band and Past Director of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Marguerite "Dixie" Parker McCaig; son, James M. McCaig of Arvonia; daughter, Allison A. Harcourt of Williamsburg; four grandchildren; brother, Robert McCaig of Kaloa, Hawaii. Memorial services and interment with military honors will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, December 20, at Historic Christ Church, Irvington. Memorials may be made to Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 975, White Stone 22578, or Historic Christ Church Foundation, P.O. Box 24, Irvington 22480. (Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 17, 2009)

Capt. James Adams McCaig, USN (ret.), 85, of White Stone died December 15, 2009. He was a decorated naval aviator with 30 years service. He served during World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam era. Among his military awards were two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Distinguished Service and Air Medals and numerous other campaign and theater medals. He was a past president of the Princess Anne Hunt, the Tidewater Scottish Games, Association of Scottish Games and Festivals, Saint Andrews Society of Tidewater and treasurer of Clan MacLeod Society, USA. In 1989, he received, "Scot of the Year Award" given by the St. Andrews Society. Capt. McCaig also served as a past director of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) and as vice director of the Northern Neck Chapter of the APVA. He was a past board member and active volunteer with the Foundation for Historic Christ Church and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a piper and senior instructor for the Kilmarnock and District Pipe Band. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marguerite "Dixie" Parker McCaig; a son and daughter-in-law, James M. and Nancy F. McCaig of Arvonia; a daughter and son-in-law, Allison A. and Robert M. Harcourt Jr. of Williamsburg; four grandchildren, Sarah C. McCaig, William Adams McCaig, Rachel L. Harcourt and Robert M. Harcourt III; and a brother, Robert McCaig of Kaloa, Hawaii. Memorial services and interment with military honors were held December 20 at Christ Church near Irvington with the Rev. David May officiating. Memorials may be made to the Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 975, White Stone, VA 22578, or The Foundation for Historic Christ Church, P.O. Box 24, Irvington, VA 22480. Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock handled the arrangements. (Rappahannock Record - Kilmarnock, VA)


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