McWaters obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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McWaters, Marcus V.        1 Aug 2006    Aug 2006    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  8/1/2006

McWATERS, MARCUS V. 
Marcus V. McWaters Jr. died July 20, 2006, in Daphne, Alabama. He was born
January 26, 1921, in Allison, Alabama, son of the late Marcus Vernon Sr.
and Buena Vesta Atchison McWaters.  Prior to retiring from Murphy High
School in Moile, AL, he served as head of the Industrial Technology
Department at Southeastern Louisiana University.  Mr. McWaters was a
veteran of World War II serving in the Army-Air Corps as a navigator with
the B-17 crew "Wildfire." He was the recipient of several medals along with
the Purple Heart and the Prisoner of War. He was very active in veteran
organizations that included American ex-POWs, Disabled American Veterans
and Purple Hearts. He held officer positions in these organizations and
served as commander of the VFW Post 49 in Mobile.  Survived by a daughter
Karyn O'Bryan, two sons Marcus V. McWaters III and Lewis Shawn McWaters;
two sisters Doris McWaters and Jean Hamil; grandchildren Dawn Michelle
Oldner, Marcus Alan McWaters, Jessica Roach, Brandon McWaters; great-
grandson Trace Oldner. He was preceded in death by his sister Bernice
Robertson.  

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