ERVIN MCCAA

Funeral for Ervin McCaa, 85, of Lufkin, was held Monday at Gipson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Horace Fletcher and the Rev. Grant Hanes officiating.

He was born Oct. 17, 1922, in Alto to the late Lucile Bryant and Issac Newton McCaa. He died June 20.

Mr. McCaa was a member of the Denman Avenue Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and taught Sunday school. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, from 1944-46 in the Philippines.

He was a retired carpenter, and had worked for Temple Associates in Diboll for 30 years as a construction superintendent. Mr. McCaa was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Monk McCaa; and brother, Earl McCaa.

Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Bob Patterson Hardy of Bullard and Patricia June and Jack Vaughn of Huxley; son and daughter-in-law, James Ervin and Ruth McCaa of Wells; grandchildren, Bob Patterson Hardy Jr., Richard Anthony Hardy, Phillip Scott McCaa, James Darren McCaa, Stephen Paul McCaa, Amy Michelle Vaughn Oswalt and Joel Austin Vaughn; 15 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; brothers, Aaron McCaa of Clinton, La. and Edmund McCaa of Tyler.

Pallbearers were Amy Oswalt, Keith Oswalt, Joel Vaughn, Tony Hardy, Phillip McCaa and Darren McCaa.

Honorary pallbearers were Bob Hardy, Jr. and Stephen McCaa.

June 25, 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald