Obituary

Mark D. McGee

September 19, 1968–October 8, 2023

On Sunday, October 8, we suffered the loss of a son, brother, father, uncle, cousin, and good friend, Mark Darin McGee.

Mark was born on September 19, 1958, in Walla Walla, Wash., to Donald and Donna McGee. They later moved to Cheney and later welcomed Mark's younger brother, Scott. Don, Donna, Mark, and Scott then moved to Pomeroy, Wash., and they welcomed Mark's sister Melissa into the family. Mark lived in Pomeroy until he graduated in 1977.

In 1978, Mark married his high school sweetheart Chris Mandrell and they then moved to Sunnyside, Wash. During Mark's time in Sunnyside, he was a mechanist for Yakima bait, where he met/gained many lifelong friends. Mark and Chris later divorced, and Mark returned to Pomeroy.

During his time back in Pomeroy – Mark worked for Dye Seed Ranch for several years. Mark enjoyed riding his dirt bike on the many trails in the PNW and in the winter riding snowmobiles, as well as all models of Chevy, tinkering on his many vehicles, collecting automobile memorabilia and he enjoyed filming and traveling with the Pomeroy Pirates Football team when his brother Scott coached.

Mark met his second wife, Traci Harris, in 1999. Traci had a daughter named Justus who Mark took in as his own until November 13th of 2000 where Marks whole world changed for the best when he and Traci welcomed a beautiful baby girl – Hazel Lauren McGee. If you knew Mark, you knew Hazel was his absolute universe. During Mark and Traci's marriage they enjoyed throwing large Superbowl/NASCAR parties in the shop of the old East Washingtonian Building for all to attend. Mark and Traci later divorced, which started the unbreakable bond between Mark and his daughter Hazel.

Mark and Hazel enjoyed their time scouting the mountains with friends and family as well as watching NASCAR, raising pigs for Hazel's 4-H projects, and building Hazel's Jeep. Mark NEVER missed one of Hazel's many events whether it was sports, 4-H, or the school play.

Mark is survived by his daughter Hazel and stepdaughter Justus, mother Donna McGee, Uncle Otto Krouse (Barbara), brother Scott McGee, and sister Melissa Wilson (Derek), his nephews Miles McGee (Kait), Ethan McGee (Megan), and niece Rebecca Wilson, step granddaughter Tansie, great nieces Lilah, Scottie, Octavia, and great nephew Jack, and numerous cousins.

He is preceded in death by his father Donald McGee, Grandparents Hazel and Kenneth Krouse, Roy and Bernice McGee, and his nephew Rob Wilson.

Services for Mark McGee will be held on October 2. We will have a graveside service at 2 p.m. at the Pomeroy City Cemetery, followed by a Celebration of Life at Spinners Hall. No formal dress is required, but NASCAR attire is encouraged. Please come hungry and thirsty – as we will have BBQ catering and a Keg of Course, feel free to BYOB and bring your favorite dish. He surely would want us all to have a cold one for him! Please bring all the great stories to share about such a wonderful man.

In lieu of flowers, our family has a donation account set up at the Bank of Eastern Washington in Pomeroy under the name (Hazel McGee), to help us all offset the cost of the Funeral. We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has reached out to our family in this time of need.