JAMES C. MCGAUGHEY

Graveside service for James Calvin (Jimmy) McGaughey, 61, of Alto was at 2 p.m. Sunday at Alto City Cemetery with the Rev. Andy Goasett of Lufkin officiating.

Mr. McGaughey died Jan. 16. He was born Oct. 9, 1946, in Jacksonville to H.B. and Ora Mae McGaughey. He was reared in Alto, where he graduated from Alto High School. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University obtaining both bachelor and masters degrees and playing on the Lumberjack baseball team. Following a tour in the U.S. Army he worked as a teacher and coach at Rains, Slocum, Maydelle and Rusk. He retired after 30 years in education.

He had been a member of the Alto First Baptist Church since 1956. He spent time in the hunting and fishing clubs of the Neches River bottom around Alto. He played baseball for the Sardis Cats of the Tri-County League.

Preceding him in death were his parents and younger brother, Gary McGaughey.

Survivors are his brother and sister-in-law, Dickey and Rena McGaughey of Emerald Bay; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Gay and Phil Hennage of Sand Springs, Okla.; a sister-in-law, Jeannie McGaughey of Diboll; a cousin, Jo Ann Williams, who was a constant caregiver and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other cousins.

Pallbearers were Kenneth Findley, Larry Findley, Dan Schochler, John Paul Dixon, Roger Taylor, Jim Wendeborn and Don Henley. Honorary pallbearers were Donald Wayne Carter, Eddie Click, Charles Dean Davis, Jessie Wallace and Zane Gholston.

Mr. McGaughey had a special interest in the maintenance of the Alto City Cemetery and the family requests that memorials be made to that purpose with Marie Thomas, P.O. Box 463, Alto 75925. O. T. Allen & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

January 23, 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald