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Horace McKown Obituary
Greer
Horace Homer McKown, Jr., 86, widower of Earline Tapp McKown, died April 6, 2013 at the National Healthcare of Greenville.
A native of Miami, FL, he was a son of the late Horace Homer McKown, Sr. and Nina McDade McKown, a retired U.S. Probation Officer, owner of McKown's Florist, LLC of Greer, SC, former chairman of the City of Greer Zoning Committee, a member of Greer First Baptist Church, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Surviving are a daughter, Karen McKown Lee and her husband, Allen of Greer, SC and one grandchild, Matthew Allen Lee of Greer, SC.
He was predeceased also by a son, David Spencer McKown and two brothers, Robert Forest McKown and George Reid McKown.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Greer First Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. Rick Ezell and Rev. Dow Welsh. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be William Bomar, Ed Callaham, Timothy Bright, Robert Somers, Tony Tipton and Rickie Wolf.
Honorary escort will be Jim Benson and Sonny Benson
Visitation will be held 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday at The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the home of the grandson.
Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.
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Dianne Granger Jackson
April 12, 2013
Dear Karen,
I am so sorry to see your Dad has passed away. I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers during the coming days. It is a tough time to go through, but I hope the good memories of your Dad will bring you comfort.
Dianne
Peggy Sentell
April 9, 2013
Karen, Alan and Matthew, so sorry about your father, I know he will be deepely missed.Sentell Studio
Laura K Aiken
April 7, 2013
Karen I will be thinking of you and your family during this sad time. I will always remember seeing your mom and dad sitting up front at the First Baptist Church for years.
Laura K Aiken
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