Mr. Edward Gordon McCollough
09/04/1929 – 06/13/2015
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be 3 PM Tuesday June 16, 2015, in Union Presbyterian Church in Salters with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation
The family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Monday at Williamsburg Funeral Home.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Union Presbyterian Church, c/o Diane Boyd, 114 E. Brooks Street, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Edward Gordon McCollough, 85, husband of JoAnn Joye McCollough, passed away Saturday June 13, 2015, in Kingstree Nursing Facility.
Mr. McCollough was born September 4, 1929, in Salters, SC, a son of the late Wilmot Salters McCollough and Mary Lee Holliday McCollough. He attended Salters Elementary School through the sixth grade and then went to Kingstree schools and graduated from Kingstree High School. “Mr. Gordon” was a graduate of The Citadel with a BA Degree in History. He served in the Korean War in C Company as a 2nd Lieutenant and was later promoted to 1st Lieutenant. After his tour of duty, he returned home to work for International Fertilizer Company and then joined his father in a farm supply business, W.S. McCollough and Sons, which he continued to operate until 2012. He was a member of Union Presbyterian Church where he was a Deacon and a former Sunday School teacher. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gordon was preceded in death by his brother, Wilmot S. McCollough, Jr.
Surviving, in addition to his wife of 32 years, JoAnn McCollough, are: his children, Georgia McCollough (Rob) Kincaid, and Debbie McCollough (Joe) Burrows, both of Salters, Edward Gordon McCollough, Jr., of New York City, Evie Tisdale and Lynn (Abby) Tisdale, both of Kingstree; 8 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 3 PM Tuesday June 16, 2015, in Union Presbyterian Church in Salters with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Monday at Williamsburg Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Union Presbyterian Church, c/o Diane Boyd, 114 E. Brooks Street, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Williamsburg Funeral Home
The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 PM Monday
Union Presbyterian Church
Graveside funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Kingstree Memorial Gardens
Wishing your family my condolences in your loss of Mr. Gordon. Please know that each of you are in my thoughts and prayers.
So sad for your loss. God bless you.
Georgia,
Thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time…….
So sorry to hear about your Dad. I am thinking of you all today.
So sorry to hear about Mr. Gordon! Please know that you are each in my thoughts and prayers!!
Mr. McCollough was one of the best fathers I ever known. He loved and enjoyed his children. Mr. Gordon was
interested in their lives and antics. He was kind and generous to all who were around. It was my good fortune
to have known him and loved him.
He served his county his god and his family with love and devotion. He will be missed.
We will keep you and your family in our prayers. And remember that God only choose the “BEST”.
I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to you. All of us have experienced the loss of a loved one. I am so sorry for your loss. Please know that you are never alone. Turn to the Holy Scriptures for guidance and to help soothe your heart. Psalms 34;18 assures us that God is near to those broken at heart and crushed in spirit. And you can also visit jw.org for more comfort .Please accept my deepest sympathies.