Corporal Ryan McGhee's Obituary
Cpl. Ryan Casey McGhee, U.S. Army assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, 21, of Fredericksburg, VA was killed Wednesday May 13, 2009 while serving our country in Iraq.
He is survived by his fiancé, Ashleigh Mitchell-McGhee of Fredericksburg, VA, who was engaged to be married to Ryan in 2010; his father Steven M. McGhee and stepmother Kristie J. McGhee of Myrtle Beach, SC; his mother Sherrie Battle-McGhee of Knoxville, TN; his brother Sgt. Zachary McGhee and his wife Crystal of Stafford; brothers Noah, and Gabriel McGhee and sisters Jasmine and Elsie McGhee; his paternal grandparents Mike and Roberta McGhee of Newport News, VA; his maternal grandparents Dr. and Mrs. William C. Battle of Knoxville, TN; and loyal companion, Bruno.
The family will receive friends on June 1, 2009 from 2 to 3p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Home, 10719 Courthouse Road Fredericksburg. That evening a memorial service will take place at Massaponax High School from 5 to 8p.m. Interment will follow on June 2, 2009 at 9am at Arlington National Cemetery where Ryan will receive full Military Honors.
In lieu of flowers, contributions and donations can be made to the Ryan Casey McGhee Memorial Scholarship Fund. Please forward to Post Office Box 7352 Fredericksburg, VA 22404-7352
“To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead” Samuel Butler (1902)
Online condolences may be expressed to Ryans family at foundandsons.com
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