Daniel "Danny" Franklin McGruder

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Mr. Daniel "Danny" Franklin McGruder, 58, of Blytheville passed away Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born in Blytheville to Frank and Sue Holmes McGruder, he was a veteran of the Army National Guard and a member of the Clear Lake Baptist Church. He graduated from Blytheville High School in 1971 and was a former employee of S.F. Services, Blytheville River Terminals, Illini, Harsco and the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department. He also worked with his father and grandfather in the family plumbing business, McGruder and Sons Plumbing, and Pate and McGruder Construction.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dan and Lucille McGruder and J.A. and Allie Holmes; a brother, Mike McGruder; and his wife, Irene McGruder.

He leaves his parents, Sue McGruder of Blytheville and Frank and Barbara McGruder of Gosnell;

His wife, Jane Lane King McGruder of the home;

His children, Mark McGruder and wife, Brenda, of Kennett, Jerry King of Dallas, Anglia Herron and husband, Scott, of Armorel;

Two sisters, Teresa Dickinson and husband, Fred, of Brackenridge, Fla., and Karri Smith and husband, Art, of Gosnell;

Five grandchildren, Kelcey, Austin, Alexis, Haley McGruder and Shelby Herron; and

Several nieces and his dog, Domino (Toot).

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Greg Bowers officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Cobb Funeral Home. Condolences may be e-mailed to cobbfuneralhome@sbcglobal.net