Dwight Bernard McCann

1920 - 1987  (67 years)

• Name	Dwight Bernard McCann
  Born	14 Jul 1920	Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Aug 1987	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA
  Buried	8 Aug 1987	Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I6906	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Marcella McNew,   b. 24 Oct 1923, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 May 1998, Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 May 1946	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Coy Joe McCann,   b. 5 Jul 1951, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 2001, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2018
  Family ID	F2981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Jul 1920 - Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA Married - 4 May 1946 - Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Died - 6 Aug 1987 - Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Buried - 8 Aug 1987 - Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Dwight Bernard McCann Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Announcement of Gertrude Marcella McNew and Dwight Bernard McCann Published in The Big Spring Herald on May 10, 1946
  		Obituary of Dwight Bernard McCann Published in The Big Spring Herald on August 7, 1987
  		Birth Certificate for Dwight Bernard McCann Name: Dwight Burnett McCann Birth Date: 14 Jul 1920 Gender: Male Birth Place: Cisco, Eastland, Texas, USA Father: T. H. McCann Father Birth Place: Tennessee Mother: Ora Gilbert Mother Birth Place: Arkansas Mother Residence: Cisco
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Dwight Bernard McCann Name: Dwight Bunard McCann Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 14 Jul 1920 Birth Place: Cisco, Texas, USA Residence Place: Coahoma, Howard, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Coahoma, Howard, Texas, USA Employer: T. H. McCann Height: 5' 10" Weight: 165 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Mrs. T. H. McCann

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Dwight Bernard McCann Trinity Memorial Park - Big Spring, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Dwight B. McCann, 67, 510 Goliad, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 1987 at his home after a lengthy illness. Sevices will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Myers & Smith Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Gary Clements, pastor of East Fourth Street Baptist Church, officiating. Masonic Graveside Rites by Staked Plains Lodge 598 AF & AM will be conducted at Trinity Memorial Park, under the direction of Myers & Smith Funeral Home. He was born July 14, 1920 in Cisco. He married Gertrude McNew on May 4, 1946 in Big Spring. He came to Howard County in 1929 and resided in Coahoma and later moving to Big Spring. He was a member of East Fourth Street Baptist Church. He was a member of Staked Plains Lodge 598 AF & AM, a life-member of Disabled American Veterans, past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars, a member of Knights of Pythians, and Mighty Oaks. He also was a life-member of Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers Association, and past president of Elementary Parents and Teachers Association. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the United States Army Air Corp in the South Pacific. He was employed by Cosden Oil & Chemical Co. for 33 years retiring in February 1982. He was served as president of the Howard-Glasscock Old Settler's Reunion for 12 years. This year's Old Settler's Reunion was dedicated to his memory. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude of Big Spring; one son, Coy Joe of Big Spring; one sister, Gladys Rhea of Graham; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death one brother, T.H. McCann; and one sister, Pearl McCann. (Published in The Big Spring Herald on August 7, 1987)