George D. McNully

George Daniel McNully, 87, of McAlester, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at McAlester Regional Health Center.Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Tate officiating. Military honors will be provided by Robert B. Thomas Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1098. Masonic services will be by South McAlester Lodge No. 96. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Service of McAlester.sBorn July 1, 1921, in Caney, he was the son of Henry Perley and Donna Jane Rhoades McNully. He attended school in Caney before entering the United States Army Air Corps in 1942.After serving during World War II, he received an honorable discharge in 1945 at the rank of corporal. He then joined the Air Force Reserves, serving for 28 years and earning the rank of T-staff sergeant.He later received an honorable high school diploma from Caney.In 1946, he began working as a carpenter at the Naval Ammunition Depot, retiring with more than 28 years of service. He married Wanda Schneider on Sept. 22, 1950, in Fort Smith, Ark.He was a member of the South McAlester Masonic Blue Lodge No. 96, Harrison-Powers Post No. 79 American Legion, and Robert B. Thomas Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1098.He enjoyed visiting with people.Survivors include his wife, Wanda M. McNully, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Jean McNully, of McAlester; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Clyde Wooten, Harrison, Ark.Also, grandsons and spouses, Jerry Wooten, Harrison, Ark., Marc and Diane Wooten, Fairbanks, Alaska, John and Sally McNully, of McAlester, and Jason and Tamara McNully, of Blanchard.And, two granddaughters and spouses, Melinda and Jerry Russell, of Norman, and Kellie and Greg Jenkins, of Caney; 10 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Dee McNully, Sherman, Texas.He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Donna McNully, and two brothers