Charles Troy McGee

Charles T. McGee, 80, of Wentworth Avenue, Asheville, died Monday, April 10, 2006 at the VA Medical Center. He was the son of the late Troy C. and Maude Brown McGee, of Leicester. Mr. McGee was a retired Market Manager for Winn-Dixie of Davie, FL and a short-term employee at Ingles in Asheville. Mr. McGee was a World War II veteran, serving as a member of the crew on the U.S.S. Minneapolis in the Pacific. He survived the battle at Talage Point when “The Minnie,” took direct hits during the United States fleet’s attack at Guadalcanal. He is survived by his wife, Virginia R. O’Brien McGee, of Asheville; his son, Charles Edward McGee, of Dayton, OH; granddaughter, Melinda McGee of Pembroke Pines, FL; grandson, David and his wife, Yasmin, of Davie, FL; daughter-in-law, Kathey of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and one sister, Walton Cole, of Nottingham, MD. Mr. McGee was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Harkins; four sisters, Elenora Greene, Colleen Jamison, Sara Oldrey, and Hazella Robinson; and one brother, J.R. McGee. A memorial service will be held for Mr. McGee on Thursday at 4:00 pm at Tabernacle United Methodist Church of Black Mountain, after which the family will receive friends. Private burial with military honors will be at the North Carolina Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tabernacle United Methodist Church Building Fund, 385 Tabernacle Rd., Black Mountain, NC, 28711. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family with the arrangements.