James A. McCague

James A. McCague, age 77, of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. James was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from General Motors with 25 years of service and then worked at Sparky’s Lawn Mower Repair. He had built houses in Florida in his younger years. James was a member of Bridging the Gap Church in Bryan, Ohio. He enjoyed fishing and building things in his free time. James A. McCague was born on May 5, 1943, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Dale and Alma May (Weller) McCague. He married Millie L. Massey in May of 1967 in Kissimmee, Florida, and she survives. James is also survived by his children, Johnnie Belinda Spice, of Arizona, Jeanette Watson, of Dothan, Alabama, Gene (Leshia) Watson, of Continental, Ohio, Kitty McCague, of Michigan, Linda (Matthew) Link, of Chicago, Illinois, and Loretta (Devin) Dickinson, of Adrian, Michigan; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a niece, Debralee McCague, of Defiance. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Doug McCague. Due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions, the family will receive friends while observing social distancing precautions. The family requests visitors use masks in accordance with state mandates. Anyone showing any symptoms of illness are asked to please share their condolences by a phone call, email, text message, or leaving a condolence at the funeral home website. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, from 3:00-5:00 P.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastors Ryan Carter and James Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Defiance with graveside military rites conducted by the Defiance VFW and U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Memorials are requested to Bridging the Gap Church or the American Cancer Society.