CDR McMurray Gaines

1920 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	McMurray Gaines
  		Veterans: World War II
  Title	CDR
  Born	23 Jul 1920	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Aug 2011	Marietta, Cobb, Georgia   [1]
  	Obituary The Tennessean 11 Aug 2011 GAINES, JR., McMURRAY World War II Veteran and Retired AT&T Manager. The Memorial service and burial for McMurray Gaines, Jr., a retired US Navy Commander and former Engineering Manager of AT&T will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, TN on August 12, 2011 at 11 a.m. Mr. Gaines, age 91, died of natural causes in Atlanta, GA on August 7, 2011. Born and educated in Nashville, Mr. Gaines was a great-grandson of former Tennessee Governor Neill S. Brown, and a direct descendent of Colonel John Donelson, one of the founders of Nashville. After graduating from Vanderbilt University in 1943 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, he volunteered for military service and was commissioned as an Ensign in the Naval Reserve. He completed advanced training in radio and radar techniques at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was assigned duty with Naval Air Forces in the Pacific theater. Mr. Gaines was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), a member of the Naval Reserve Association, and a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the Telephone Pioneers of America. Surviving are his sister, Mary Gaines Beauchamp of Raleigh, NC; nephew, Dr. David Gaines Beauchamp of Wilmington, NC; and great nieces and nephews. H.M. PATTERSON & SON ARLINGTON CHAPEL, Sandy Springs, GA (404) 851-9900.
  Buried	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
  		Findagrave Memorial for CDR McMurray Gaines Created by: Gram Record added: Sep 14, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 76520938
  Person ID	I13888	Dickinson
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	McMurray Gaines,   b. 4 Jul 1893,   d. 26 Apr 1937, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee  (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joyce Donelson,   b. 23 Sep 1893, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Nov 1956, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F4189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jul 1920 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Died - 7 Aug 2011 - Marietta, Cobb, Georgia Buried - - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S016512] Social Security Death Index , (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration).