More detail on this person: James Larry
Conger, age 66, of Seneca, SC, passed away on
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Mission Health
Hospital in Asheville, NC.
Born in Moultrie, GA, he was the son of the late
S. J. Conger and the late Margaret Weeks Conger.
He proudly served his country in the United States
Army. After graduation from Officer Candidate
School, he became Captain of the Air Defense
Artillery in the 336th Aviation Company flying
assault helicopters, where he earned the
Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart
and was honorably discharged when he medically
retired in 1970. He was an engineer with Fluor
Corporation and currently worked for Southern
Design Company.
He is survived by his loving wife, of the home,
Jeanie Conger; a son, Randy McClure, of
Greenville, SC; a daughter, Lisa Brown, of
Woodstock, GA; four brothers, David Conger, of Ft.
White, FL, Bill Conger, of Dover, FL, Richard
Conger, of Plant City, FL and Terry Conger, of
Wildwood, FL; and three grandchildren, Christopher
McClure, Sydney Brown and Douglas McClure.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by a son, Douglas McClure and a
granddaughter, Amber Brown.
The Graveside service will be held at M.J. Dolly
Cooper Veterans Cemetery, on Friday February 14,
2014 at 1 p.m. with Reverend Dwight Greene
officiating. The family will receive friends at
The McDougald Funeral Home, prior to the service
on Friday, from 11 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
Memorials may be made to The Wounded Warriors
Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300,
Jacksonville, FL 32256.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting
www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
The McDougald Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, Anderson, SC.
Published in Anderson Independent-Mail on Feb.
12, 2014
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