Funeral service for Mr. Daniel T. McGee, age 89, of Petersburg, will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Troy Green officiating. Burial will follow beside his first wife Mabern Barham McGee in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mr. McGee passed away Thursday morning at his residence.
Mr. McGee was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late Frank and Mamie McAfee McGee. He was a farmer, member and elder of the Petersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church and on the Board of Directors of the Lincoln County Bank.
Survivors include children Dana (Mike) Brown, Mark (Sheree) McGee, Mary Jane (Bobby) Porter, Steve (Mike) Cheatham all of Petersburg, Dennis Cheatham of Nashville, grandchildren Daniel McGee, Dustin Staley, Ben Brown, Alan Brown, Karen Elmore, Mabern Wall, Katie Barnes, Ken Barnes, Warren Porter, Bart Cheatham, Rhett Cheatham, great grandchildren Aden and Avery Brown, Parker and Tillman Staley, JT and Tyler Porter, brother Kenneth McGee of Park City, sisters Elizabeth Long of Nashville and Bernice Good of Fayetteville. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his second wife Faye Cheatham McGee, brothers Ed McGee, D.L. McGee, sisters Helen Pounders, Dorothy Byers and Jessie Ashby and grandson Karson Brown.
Visitation with the family will be Friday evening from 5 until 8 pm at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Multi County Cancer Society or the Petersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Dana, Mark, Mary Jane, Steve, Dennis, and family,
Jimmy and I are so sorry to hear of the passing of your dad. He leaves behind a great legacy for this community. He was loved by so many. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you during this time, and in the days ahead. Hold fast to those sweet memories; they will get you through the tough days ahead.
Very sorry for your loss, but what a man and what a legacy he leaves! May God bless you all.
Guys, my thoughts and prayers are with each of you. Your Dad was a good man and will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Mr. Dan McGee epitomized the men of his era. Mr. Dan was strong willed, tough minded, hard working, disciplined, and fiercely protective of what he loved. He was larger than life as so men of that era were. A great and influential man has passed but his legacy lives on in his loved ones that have given honor to him in following his lead and his example in life. I know that he was always immensely proud of his family and he is looking down with adoration at you all. He will be missed but he will be well remembered.
Condolences to all of the family from David Scott, Selwyn and Martha Hemphill, my family, and myself. You are in our prayers.
Mary Jane and Family, please know I share in your sorrow, and I pray God’s richest blessings on your family.
Dear Mark, Dana, Mary Jane and families,
I am so saddened to hear of Dan’s passing, he was a good man and a friend to all. You are blessed to have had him for all these years. May the good Lord bless and keep you during this time of sorrow.
Once, when I was about 16, Mr. Dan loaned me some money, and when I thanked him, he told me something I never forgot, “When a man ain’t got any friends, he ain’t got nothing.” He was always the kindest man and showed me a real example of a life well-lived. Not many like like him were made, unfortunately.
Praying for you all during this time of loss. May God be with you all in the days to come.
Praying for you all , during this time. May God continue to be with you in the days to come.
Mary Jane and family may Gods blessings be with each of you in the loss of your love one our prayers are with each oof you. Dan was a old friend of many years Dennie & Betty Jo
Mary Jane. Sorry to hear of your dads passing May God bless you.Can’t come up there.We have an memorial service out of state we have to attend.God bless everyone.
Mark and Mary Jane and families, My deepest sympathy goes out to you at this sad time for all of you.. I did not personally know Mr. Dan but from all I ever heard he was a giant of a man in every way.You were blessed to have him all these years but I know that amid the sadness you also rejoice that he is no longer captive to the things that took away his quality of life over the last few years. Praying for God’s sweet comfort to be yours.