John A. Maybee

Maybee, John A. DUNEDIN, Fla. John A. (Jack) Maybee, of Dunedin, 78 years of age, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He was born at Canton, N.Y. on December 19, 1928, son of Nelson A. Maybee and Margaret Buffham. Jack resided in Guilderland, N.Y. until 2005 when he became a permanent resident of Dunedin. He has been a "snowbird" in Dunedin since 1989. Jack served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He received a B.S. and M.Ed. from St. Lawrence University and taught school for several years before being a guidance director. In 1961, he became a member of the NYS Department of Education, retiring in 1988 as a bureau chief. Jack was seriously involved as a genealogist, having traced his family back to the early 1600s when they immigrated to America. For years, he was president of the Maybee Society where he shared his years of work and his vast amount of information with everyone. He found time to spend at the golf course and at the bridge table. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Mary Ellen McCrea; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Lisa; a granddaughter, Michaela; two sisters, Helen (Joseph) Randi and Barbara Gaines. Memorial service will be held on Monday, December 17 at 11 a.m. at the Moss Feaster Funeral Home Chapel, 1320 Main St., Dunedin, Fla.; 727-562-2040.