Benson: Mr. Eugene Harold McGee, age 79, of 513 McGee Road died Saturday at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel, Benson. Officiating will be Revs. R. B. Parrish, Scott Betts, Elder Tony Parker. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Dunn.
Mr. McGee was born May 19, 1937 in Johnston County to the late Alton and Floy Velma McGee. He was also preceded in death by sisters, Annie Merle Hodges, Brenda Verle Taylor; brothers, James Earl McGee, Robert Sherrill McGee, Elder Alton Derle McGee. Mr. McGee was a retired farmer and a lifetime residence of the McGee's Crossroads community. He also was a frequent singer at the Beaver Creek Music Hall on Friday nights.
Surviving include sisters, Joyce M. Southerland of Wilson Mills, Alice M. Cox of Angier, Mavis M. Johnson of Four Oaks; brother, Kenneth T. McGee of Benson; numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday and other times at the home.
Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society 8300 Health Park Suite 10 Raleigh, NC 27615 or to one's favorite charity.