Dr. McCown, Sr. Dies in Hospital --
Dr. George Wilbur McCown, Sr., a Fayetteville native, died Thursday in Washington, D. C. Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was 65 years old.
Until his retirement due to ill health, Dr. McCown was an educational specialist in the International Missions branch of the U. S. Office of Education in Washington.
A memorial service was held at Demaine Funeral Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia. The body was then flown to Fayetteville for graveside services Sunday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. James Fee officiating.
Higgins Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangmements.
Dr. McCown, who lived in Alexandria, was the son of the late James Herbert and Ethel Glass McCown. He was a graduate of Bryson College. He received his masters degree from the University of South Carolina and his doctorate from the University of Maryland.
During World War II, he served in the Navy.
Prior to going to Washington in 1958, Dr. McCown served as a public school administrator in Tennessee and South Carolina. He was a former coach at Pulaski School.
A member of the Lions Club, he served as district governor of that organization in South Carolina.
Dr. and Mrs. McCown were charter members of the Capitol Hill Univer Methodist Church in Washington where he served as a teacher of the men's Bible class until his retirement, at which time the McCowns joined the Aldersgate United Methodist in Alexandria.
In addition to his professional positions, Dr. McCown served as a basketball and football official in South Carolina and Atlantic Coast Conferences.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Goodrich McCown; a son, George Wilbur McCown, Jr., a daughter, Mrs. Landess Kelso of Virginia Beach, Virginia; two brothers, J. Harold McCown of Conway, South Carolina, and Robert McCown of Ocala, Florida; sister, Mrs. Don Ware of Sheffield, Alabama and North Palm Beach, Florida.
Source:
The Elk Valley Times
Fayetteville, Tennessee
May 19, 1973
Dr. George Wilbur McCown, Sr., a Fayetteville native, died Thursday in Washington, D. C. Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was 65 years old.
Until his retirement due to ill health, Dr. McCown was an educational specialist in the International Missions branch of the U. S. Office of Education in Washington.
A memorial service was held at Demaine Funeral Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia. The body was then flown to Fayetteville for graveside services Sunday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. James Fee officiating.
Higgins Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangmements.
Dr. McCown, who lived in Alexandria, was the son of the late James Herbert and Ethel Glass McCown. He was a graduate of Bryson College. He received his masters degree from the University of South Carolina and his doctorate from the University of Maryland.
During World War II, he served in the Navy.
Prior to going to Washington in 1958, Dr. McCown served as a public school administrator in Tennessee and South Carolina. He was a former coach at Pulaski School.
A member of the Lions Club, he served as district governor of that organization in South Carolina.
Dr. and Mrs. McCown were charter members of the Capitol Hill Univer Methodist Church in Washington where he served as a teacher of the men's Bible class until his retirement, at which time the McCowns joined the Aldersgate United Methodist in Alexandria.
In addition to his professional positions, Dr. McCown served as a basketball and football official in South Carolina and Atlantic Coast Conferences.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Goodrich McCown; a son, George Wilbur McCown, Jr., a daughter, Mrs. Landess Kelso of Virginia Beach, Virginia; two brothers, J. Harold McCown of Conway, South Carolina, and Robert McCown of Ocala, Florida; sister, Mrs. Don Ware of Sheffield, Alabama and North Palm Beach, Florida.
Source:
The Elk Valley Times
Fayetteville, Tennessee
May 19, 1973
Dr. McCown, Sr. Dies in Hospital --
Dr. George Wilbur McCown, Sr., a Fayetteville native, died Thursday in Washington, D. C. Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was 65 years old.
Until his retirement due to ill health, Dr. McCown was an educational specialist in the International Missions branch of the U. S. Office of Education in Washington.
A memorial service was held at Demaine Funeral Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia. The body was then flown to Fayetteville for graveside services Sunday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. James Fee officiating.
Higgins Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangmements.
Dr. McCown, who lived in Alexandria, was the son of the late James Herbert and Ethel Glass McCown. He was a graduate of Bryson College. He received his masters degree from the University of South Carolina and his doctorate from the University of Maryland.
During World War II, he served in the Navy.
Prior to going to Washington in 1958, Dr. McCown served as a public school administrator in Tennessee and South Carolina. He was a former coach at Pulaski School.
A member of the Lions Club, he served as district governor of that organization in South Carolina.
Dr. and Mrs. McCown were charter members of the Capitol Hill Univer Methodist Church in Washington where he served as a teacher of the men's Bible class until his retirement, at which time the McCowns joined the Aldersgate United Methodist in Alexandria.
In addition to his professional positions, Dr. McCown served as a basketball and football official in South Carolina and Atlantic Coast Conferences.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Goodrich McCown; a son, George Wilbur McCown, Jr., a daughter, Mrs. Landess Kelso of Virginia Beach, Virginia; two brothers, J. Harold McCown of Conway, South Carolina, and Robert McCown of Ocala, Florida; sister, Mrs. Don Ware of Sheffield, Alabama and North Palm Beach, Florida.
Source:
The Elk Valley Times
Fayetteville, Tennessee
May 19, 1973
Dr. George Wilbur McCown, Sr., a Fayetteville native, died Thursday in Washington, D. C. Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was 65 years old.
Until his retirement due to ill health, Dr. McCown was an educational specialist in the International Missions branch of the U. S. Office of Education in Washington.
A memorial service was held at Demaine Funeral Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia. The body was then flown to Fayetteville for graveside services Sunday afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. James Fee officiating.
Higgins Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangmements.
Dr. McCown, who lived in Alexandria, was the son of the late James Herbert and Ethel Glass McCown. He was a graduate of Bryson College. He received his masters degree from the University of South Carolina and his doctorate from the University of Maryland.
During World War II, he served in the Navy.
Prior to going to Washington in 1958, Dr. McCown served as a public school administrator in Tennessee and South Carolina. He was a former coach at Pulaski School.
A member of the Lions Club, he served as district governor of that organization in South Carolina.
Dr. and Mrs. McCown were charter members of the Capitol Hill Univer Methodist Church in Washington where he served as a teacher of the men's Bible class until his retirement, at which time the McCowns joined the Aldersgate United Methodist in Alexandria.
In addition to his professional positions, Dr. McCown served as a basketball and football official in South Carolina and Atlantic Coast Conferences.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Goodrich McCown; a son, George Wilbur McCown, Jr., a daughter, Mrs. Landess Kelso of Virginia Beach, Virginia; two brothers, J. Harold McCown of Conway, South Carolina, and Robert McCown of Ocala, Florida; sister, Mrs. Don Ware of Sheffield, Alabama and North Palm Beach, Florida.
Source:
The Elk Valley Times
Fayetteville, Tennessee
May 19, 1973
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