George McKee was in and out of our class through the twelve years of elementary and high school. His daddy was military and this took the family across the country several times following his dad’s duty stations. When his dad had a duty station out of the country, George’s mother and the children came back to Jackson County, where there were grandparents and other relatives. Not only did he attend Scottsboro schools, but also Henegar and Pisgah schools. He was a member of our senior class (also working at Grubtown) until Christmas vacation of that year, but then the family moved and he graduated from Carroll High School in Ozark, Alabama. He attends both schools reunions.
Shortly after graduation, George left for Parris Island where he was trained to be a helicopter mechanic. That training in the Marine Corps took him on two all-expense paid trips to Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief/gunner. Upon his return from Vietnam, he married a classmate from Ozark, Faye Hobbs. He began training for his license to work on civilian aircraft, while also working at Ft Rucker on military training aircraft. It was during this time he completed training for his private pilot license. After becoming licensed, he went to work on Grand Isle, Louisiana maintaining helicopters supporting the oil wells in the Gulf. When oil was discovered in Alaska, Humble Oil built an icebreaker, the S.S. Manhatten, out of a supertanker in hopes of bringing oil through the Northwest Passage. George sailed on that cruise maintaining the helicopters that supported the ship. Upon his return, he went back to Fr. Rucker and then to Tallahassee, Florida to work for the aviation department of the Florida Forest Service. Soon he was hired as an instructor at the Lively Aviation School, teaching aircraft mechanics. He completed a 24 year tenure at this school.
George’s wife, Faye, died of cancer in 1986 and they had no children. He remarried the following year to Maryann who had a five-year-old daughter and a seven-year-old son. They now have seven grandchildren. They live on a five acre “farm” in Crawfordville, Florida with two cats, two dogs, 15 chickens, a mule, and a horse. He has many hobbies, including coin collecting, chess, puzzles, biking, and camping. He is currently writing a book about his experience in the Marine Corps, as well as being the keeper of family genealogy. Of course, there is always work to do on a farm, and George likes to do his own carpentry work.
Despite having the busy career named above, George earned a Master of Education degree from Florida A&M. He has owned businesses also, and he enjoyed having The House of Christian Books in Tallahassee. He bought a KOA campground and decided it was way too much work for a retired person.
He is very active in the Marine Corps League. He attends the funeral of all deceased marines within a fifty mile radius of his home, and if no one else is available, he plays taps. He also has an extensive collection of Vietnam 
memorabilia that he shows at meetings, festivals, etc. He recently showed his memorabilia at the Jackson County Historical Association meeting.
When his dad retired from the military, the family settled in Pisgah, where most of George’s seven siblings finished high school. Even though he was not with our class for much time, he feels his roots are in this place.