George Warner Depee

Reverend George Warner Depee of McCandless died on February 28, 2017. He was born June 15, 1936, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, elder son of Ralph W. and Leda C. Depee. He is survived by his devoted wife of 54 years, Jane Kieve Depee; by two children, a son, David W. Warren and his wife, Shannon, of Ridgewood, NJ, and by a daughter, Ruth Depee Young and her husband, Scott, of Memphis, TN; and by three grandchildren, Grant and Chloe Young and Jack Henry Warren. He is also survived by his brother, Ralph W. Depee, Jr. and his wife, Jeanne, of Rogers, Arkansas. George spent his early years in Pampa, Texas. He had a lifelong love of basketball and was a starting guard on his high school team, which won the Texas state championship two years in a row. He was a graduate of Texas Christian University, where he served as president of the Student Government and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He received his Master's of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt University, a Master's degree in Psychiatric Social Work from the University of Tennessee, and his Master's in Business Administration from the University of Florida. He worked for 40 years for the Veteran's Administration, first as a psychiatric social worker, then a hospital administrator, and finished his career as a social worker on an Alzheimer unit. Along with this, George served as a Chaplain in the Army Reserve for 25 years, as well as serving as a volunteer hospice chaplain through Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Throughout his career, he served as an Interim Minister for various churches in the Pittsburgh, PA area. He had a special gift for pastoral care and was loved by his devoted congregants. George was active for several years in the Stephen Ministry program of Northmont United Presbyterian Church. George and Jane delivered Meals on Wheels together for over a decade after their retirement, and were also duplicate bridge partners. George had a great love of reading throughout his lifetime. Friends received Friday 4 - 6:30 PM at Simons Funeral Home, Inc. 7720 Perry Highway where a memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 AM. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Westar Institute (an advocate for biblical and religious literacy), PO Box 346, Farmington, MN 55024, or to Southern Poverty Law Center (dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable), PO Box 548, Montgomery, AL 36101-0548.

George Warner Depee

June 15, 1936 - February 28, 2017