John F. McGehee

Perry, GA—Mr. John F. McGehee, 86, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Perry, Georgia. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 1:00 PM in White Oak Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gordon Road, Senoia, Georgia. The Rev. Robert Caviness will officiate.

Mr. McGehee was born in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Thomas Wayne and Molly Sirvilla Tippens McGehee. He served in the United States Army National Guard and US Army Corps of Engineers. He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from the Florida Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University. Mr. McGehee was a retired NASA Aerospace Engineer with a lifelong career in the US Space Industry, working on programs including the C-130 Aircraft, Gemini/Apollo, Skylab, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station before retirement.

Mr. McGehee was a member of the First Baptist Church of Perry, and is survived by his wife of 63 years, Katherine C. McGehee; children, Kerry (Teresa) McGehee, Ira (Lee) McGehee, Mary Helen (Peter) Van Eerten, Ernie (Jana) McGehee; 11 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren.

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Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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