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Gary L. McDaniel

1944 - 2021

BORN

1944

DIED

2021

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Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Bedford

1140 West Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Rt 221/460)

Bedford, Virginia

Gary McDaniel Obituary

Gary Laverne McDaniel, 76 of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021. He was born on Monday, July 10, 1944 in Des Moines, IA, a son of the late Lester L. McDaniel and Wilma L. McDaniel. He was retired from the University of Tennessee as a Micro Biology Professor. He is survived by his wife, Jean Barbara Donovan McDaniel of Bedford. There are no services planned and arrangements are being handled by Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Bedford.

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Published by Bedford Bulletin from Jan. 19 to Jan. 21, 2021.

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