Mr. McGinnis was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Katie Hord McGinnis, his parents, Grady C. and Blanche McGinnis, his two sisters, Christine M. Beam and Bobbie M. Jenkins.
Born in Cherryville, NC, Mr. McGinnis graduated from Cherryville High School and served in the US Army during WWII. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Columbia, SC and of the James A. Jordan Sunday School Class. He was a member of Cherryville 0505 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and a life member of the Cherryville Chapter 152 Order of the Eastern Star.
Mr. McGinnis worked for 39 years in a family owned business, McGinnis Brothers and Houser, at the SC State Farmers’ Market.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Margaret H. White of Charlotte, NC and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, SC on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dennis Banks officiating. Entombment will follow in the Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, PO Box 1600, Columbia, SC 29202 or the Cherryville Chapter 156 Order of the Eastern Star, c/o Ms. Patsy Dellinger, 2221 Fairway Drive, Cherryville, NC 28021.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.
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