More detail on this person: We regret to advise
the passing of retired Eastern Captain George Leon
Peacon, III, (72), late of Abbeville, South
Carolina. He is survived by his wife Mary.
George passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, at
Anderson Area Medical Center in Anderson, South
Carolina.
George had been a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and
was suffering from lung disease, thought to be
connected to Agent Orange exposure.
Funeral plans are pending and will be announced by
The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, 208 South Main Street,
Abbeville, South Carolina 29620
Phone: (864) 366-8080
www.chandlerjacksonfh.com
Obituary published in Anderson Independent-Mail
on July 7, 2013
George Leon Peacon III, 72, resident of 62 Peacon
Lane husband of Mary Peacon passed away
Saturday July 6, 2013 at Anderson Area Medical
Center.
Born in Miami, Florida he was a son of the late
George Leon Peacon, Jr. and Ada Milligan Peacon.
George was a retired Commercial Pilot with Eastern
Airlines. He was a United States Army veteran
having served in Vietnam with the 117th Avn. Co.
He was an avid big game hunter having made 5
African Safari hunting trips. He will be missed by
his loving family and his many friends.
Survivors include his beloved wife Mary Peacon of
the home; a daughter Heather Peacon-Corn and her
husband John P. Corn of Hiram, Georgia; a son
Brett Peacon of Greenwood, SC and 2
granddaughters Ashlann Peacon and Madde
Peacon.
A Celebration of George's life will be conducted
Saturday July 20, 2013 at 10:00 AM at his home.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 until
7:00 PM Friday evening July 19, 2013 at the
funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in memory of George
may be made to Truth in Nature, Georgia Chapter
www.truthinnature.org/donate-sponsor/help/ as well
as the Gary Sinise Foundation
www.garysinisefoundation.org/help_us/donate
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
Please send additions or corrections to: HQ@vhpa.org VHPA Headquarters
Return to the Helicopter Pilot DAT name list
Return to VHPA web site
Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024
Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association