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John McCree, Sr
Birth: Jul. 20, 1932
Death: Nov. 29, 2013
Jackson County
Illinois, USA
CARTERVILLE - John McCree Sr., 81, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
John was born July 20, 1932, to Dennis and Lena McCree with 13 brothers and sisters.
John served his country in the U.S. Army as an artillery truck driver during the Korean War.
He owned his own roofing and siding business for 20 years. John then became a cross country truck owner.
John was preceded in death by his previous wife, Shirley McCree; parents; four sisters; seven brothers and one granddaughter.
Survivors include his two sisters, Mary McCree of Olney, and Elva (Gene) Anderson of Marion; children, Judy (Bob) Patterson of Harris-burg, John C. McCree of Mount Vernon, Tammy L. Thomas of Marion, Shannon (Brian) Bolander of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Patti Ann (Trenton) McCree-Abernathy of Morehouse, Mo, John W. McCree Jr. of Marion; former wife, Elma Furlong of Marion; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
John was full of life and always lit up when he was around his kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. John liked to listen to Johnny Cash, sketching, collecting fishing lures and long rides to see wildlife.
A private graveside service for the immediate family will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, in Oakwood Cemetery in Carterville.
Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Dec. 27, 2013
Parents:
Dennis McCree (1890 - 1980)
Lena McCree (1893 - 1982)
Sibling:
Eva McCree (1914 - 1914)*
John McCree (1932 - 2013)
Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery
Carterville
Williamson County
Illinois, USA
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