Obituary
J. Alex McKown, Jr., 81, of Franklin, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 4, 2005.
A native of Conley, GA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. McKown, Sr. and Florence Hatcher McKown Ball. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and was involved in the invasion of Normandy. Alex was a self employed certified prothetist.
He is survived by his wife Mary Kay Wood McKown; two daughters, Cheryl Guinn of Lake Charles, LA and Kathy Spencer of Villa Rica, GA; one brother, Mansell Ezzard of Eatonton, GA; three sisters, Josie Adams of Dawsonville, GA, Leonora Mullinax of Talking Rock, GA and Ann Hamilton of Coppers Cove, TX; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 7, at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Judson Hall and Rev. Gene Bohner will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Friday, January 7 at Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be Jim Hughes, Sandy Adams, Joe Ezzard, J.P. Mullinax, Mike Wood and Scott Adams.
Memorial donations may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Evelyn Hughes, 190 Dean Drive, Franklin, NC 28734.
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
A native of Conley, GA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. McKown, Sr. and Florence Hatcher McKown Ball. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and was involved in the invasion of Normandy. Alex was a self employed certified prothetist.
He is survived by his wife Mary Kay Wood McKown; two daughters, Cheryl Guinn of Lake Charles, LA and Kathy Spencer of Villa Rica, GA; one brother, Mansell Ezzard of Eatonton, GA; three sisters, Josie Adams of Dawsonville, GA, Leonora Mullinax of Talking Rock, GA and Ann Hamilton of Coppers Cove, TX; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 7, at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Judson Hall and Rev. Gene Bohner will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Friday, January 7 at Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be Jim Hughes, Sandy Adams, Joe Ezzard, J.P. Mullinax, Mike Wood and Scott Adams.
Memorial donations may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Evelyn Hughes, 190 Dean Drive, Franklin, NC 28734.
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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