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Merle McGinnes Obituary
Jul 24, 1943 -
Passed away peacefully on September 6, 2025, at the age of 82. In accordance with his wishes, there will be no services. Memorial donations may be made to Bluebonnet Health Services, 307 Londonderry Dr., Waco, TX 76712, with the note "In memory of Mac McGinnes."
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Dianne Lyons Shaw
September 28, 2025
I was sorry to hear about Mac´s death. His mother was my Aunt Jeannette (great aunt). My mother is Marjorie Chaney Lyons and she was born in Texas. Her mother and Jeannette were sisters.
Sara Oliver
September 10, 2025
I went to school with Mac in Moody, where his mother was the English teacher at the high school. He was a decent sort, a little different, intelligent, and always strong enough to pursue his own way. I had wondered what had happened to him. And I loved to hear him that deep /baritone base voice of his. May he rest in peace! I have to tell you about Max relating his family trip to New York, where he had difficulty walking down the streets of either Broadway or Fifth Avenue. He walked so slow, he said, was which was pretty typical of Mac, that he almost got run over with every step. He was pure Texas down to his boot soles.
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