The funeral of Erby D. McGhee, 83, of 1167 County Road 2100 East, Roanoke, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Knapp-Johnson-Harris Funeral Home, Roanoke, with Don Crittenden and Mark Warnik officiating. Burial will be in Secor Cemetery, Secor. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
He died at 8:35 a.m. (Aug. 5, 2002) at his residence.
He was born Aug. 5, 1919, at Purdin, Mo., a son of George E. and Lillian Garrett McGhee. He married Anna Belle Fairchild on Nov. 22, 1940, at Secor. She died Nov. 25, 2001, at Eureka.
Survivors include a son, John "Mike" McGhee, rural Roanoke; four daughters, Phyllis (Marc) Neikirk, Dallas, Texas; Geniece (Thom) Artru, Fredericksburg, Va.; Diana (Mark) Fawley, Roanoke; and Terri (Tim) Lanier, Sunnyland; a daughter-in-law, Sandy McGhee, Bloomington; two sisters, Vauniece Handell, Indianapolis, Ind.; and Genevieve (Harvey Jr.) Arnold, Rushville, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Carl; and one grandson, Cornell.
Erby was a farmer in the Secor area most of his life. He was a member of the Eureka Church of Christ.
He and his wife were active in the adopt-a-grandparent program with the Delta Zeta Sorority at Eureka College. He volunteered for BroMenn Hospice program for many years. He also was an honorary alumnus of Eureka College.
He died at 8:35 a.m. (Aug. 5, 2002) at his residence.
He was born Aug. 5, 1919, at Purdin, Mo., a son of George E. and Lillian Garrett McGhee. He married Anna Belle Fairchild on Nov. 22, 1940, at Secor. She died Nov. 25, 2001, at Eureka.
Survivors include a son, John "Mike" McGhee, rural Roanoke; four daughters, Phyllis (Marc) Neikirk, Dallas, Texas; Geniece (Thom) Artru, Fredericksburg, Va.; Diana (Mark) Fawley, Roanoke; and Terri (Tim) Lanier, Sunnyland; a daughter-in-law, Sandy McGhee, Bloomington; two sisters, Vauniece Handell, Indianapolis, Ind.; and Genevieve (Harvey Jr.) Arnold, Rushville, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Carl; and one grandson, Cornell.
Erby was a farmer in the Secor area most of his life. He was a member of the Eureka Church of Christ.
He and his wife were active in the adopt-a-grandparent program with the Delta Zeta Sorority at Eureka College. He volunteered for BroMenn Hospice program for many years. He also was an honorary alumnus of Eureka College.
The funeral of Erby D. McGhee, 83, of 1167 County Road 2100 East, Roanoke, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Knapp-Johnson-Harris Funeral Home, Roanoke, with Don Crittenden and Mark Warnik officiating. Burial will be in Secor Cemetery, Secor. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
He died at 8:35 a.m. (Aug. 5, 2002) at his residence.
He was born Aug. 5, 1919, at Purdin, Mo., a son of George E. and Lillian Garrett McGhee. He married Anna Belle Fairchild on Nov. 22, 1940, at Secor. She died Nov. 25, 2001, at Eureka.
Survivors include a son, John "Mike" McGhee, rural Roanoke; four daughters, Phyllis (Marc) Neikirk, Dallas, Texas; Geniece (Thom) Artru, Fredericksburg, Va.; Diana (Mark) Fawley, Roanoke; and Terri (Tim) Lanier, Sunnyland; a daughter-in-law, Sandy McGhee, Bloomington; two sisters, Vauniece Handell, Indianapolis, Ind.; and Genevieve (Harvey Jr.) Arnold, Rushville, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Carl; and one grandson, Cornell.
Erby was a farmer in the Secor area most of his life. He was a member of the Eureka Church of Christ.
He and his wife were active in the adopt-a-grandparent program with the Delta Zeta Sorority at Eureka College. He volunteered for BroMenn Hospice program for many years. He also was an honorary alumnus of Eureka College.
He died at 8:35 a.m. (Aug. 5, 2002) at his residence.
He was born Aug. 5, 1919, at Purdin, Mo., a son of George E. and Lillian Garrett McGhee. He married Anna Belle Fairchild on Nov. 22, 1940, at Secor. She died Nov. 25, 2001, at Eureka.
Survivors include a son, John "Mike" McGhee, rural Roanoke; four daughters, Phyllis (Marc) Neikirk, Dallas, Texas; Geniece (Thom) Artru, Fredericksburg, Va.; Diana (Mark) Fawley, Roanoke; and Terri (Tim) Lanier, Sunnyland; a daughter-in-law, Sandy McGhee, Bloomington; two sisters, Vauniece Handell, Indianapolis, Ind.; and Genevieve (Harvey Jr.) Arnold, Rushville, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Carl; and one grandson, Cornell.
Erby was a farmer in the Secor area most of his life. He was a member of the Eureka Church of Christ.
He and his wife were active in the adopt-a-grandparent program with the Delta Zeta Sorority at Eureka College. He volunteered for BroMenn Hospice program for many years. He also was an honorary alumnus of Eureka College.
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