"So with you: Now is your time of grief,

but I will see you again and you will rejoice,

and no one will take away your joy." John 16:22 (NIV)

Darrell Wayne McGhee was born to Ethel and Leola McCollum Magee on July 28, 1959. He joined the St. Peter M.B. Church at an early age and enjoyed singing and traveling with the church choir.

He worked at Magnetek in various positions. In 1985, he married Regina Edkar. During this union, three children were born. He loved football, baseball, and basketball. He also enjoyed playing baseball with the Bluejays till his health failed him. He helped coach two summer league baseball teams while his sons were playing.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ethel Magee, Sr.; brothers, Ethel, Jr. (Sonny) and James Magee. He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Regina of Mendenhall, Mississippi; three sons, Dewayne and Adriun, Sr., both of Augusta, Georgia, and Deon of Mendenhall, Mississippi; four daughters, Dwanna of Augusta, Georgia, Jasmine of Mendenhall, Mississippi, Valerie  of Prentiss, Mississippi, and Shakeda  of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He also leaves behind his mother, Leola Magee of Mendenhall, Mississippi; sisters, Yvonne (James), Tyrinda (Niecy), LaTasha (Jimmy) and Shirley, all of Mendenhall, Mississippi, and Lutricia of Slidell, Louisiana; brothers, Erskin (Loretta) of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Karl (Felicia) and Michael, both of Mendenhall, Mississippi, Ralph (Gwen) of Detroit, Michigan, and Richard (Deborah) of Mendenhall, Mississippi; sister-in-law, Dietrich of Mendenhall, Mississippi; aunt, Mary Louis of Toledo, Ohio, and uncle, Simp of Terry, Mississippi. He also leaves behind 13 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

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