George Buster McDaniel, Jr., 82, passed away in Jasper, Texas, on Sunday, March 12, 2023. He was born on September 8, 1940, in Glenmora, Louisiana, to his parents, George Buster McDaniel, Sr. and Myrtie Cloud McDaniel. Junior was the first of many children, fourteen total to be exact. He was happily married to his wife, Doris Pauline Ellis McDaniel, for sixty-one years.
He followed in his father’s footsteps in many ways, but most importantly in his service to his country, as his father did. He proudly served in the U. S. Army and National Guard Reserves. He was mechanically inclined, and was often found working on his cars or those of others. He helped a countless number of people with their vehicles, always assisting when he could.
He was a bit standoffish to some, but once you got to know him, you found a friend. You could easily see how much he cared for his parents and siblings. Above everything, his greatest pride was his children!
Did I mention he loved music? His love of music was incomparable to any. You just had to mention the “greats” and he’d say, I have that CD. He could tell you who gave him the CD, when they gave it to him, and tell a story about the singer. There wasn’t a day in his adult life, when he was home working on a project or sitting around visiting, that there wasn’t music to be shared. Sometimes it seemed the music was more important than the conversation.
His life’s timeline was measured by the jobs he was working and the visitation of family. Each day was one or the other; who came to visit, who he just visited, or who was coming.
Junior’s hardworking, can-do attitude and optimism was contagious, and will truly be missed.
Junior was proceeded in death by his wife, Doris Pauline Ellis; his parents, George Buster McDaniel, Sr. and Myrtie Cloud; two sons, George Delane McDaniel and George Blandon McDaniel; and great grandson, Rylan McDaniel.
Left to cherish his memory are his siblings, Mary Ann Eaves, and husband George (Buddy), of Oakdale, LA, Barbra Gene Harris of Jennings, Florida, and George (Bull) McDaniel of Houston, Texas; his children, Bryan Edward McDaniel and wife Regina, of Laporte, Texas, Debbi Sue McDaniel of Vidor, Texas, Connie Jo Caples and husband Mark, of Jasper Texas, Gordon Koehl McDaniel and wife Joraine, of Alvin ,Texas, Georgia Pauline McDaniel of Jasper Texas, and Reverend Jon Paul McDaniel and wife Crystal, of Friendswood, Texas; seventeen grandchildren; thirty-five great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. George Buster McDaniel, Jr. will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale, with Brother Gordon McDaniel officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Oakhill Cemetery, Oakdale, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are: Scott McDaniel, Anthony McDaniel, Richard Davis, Jon McDaniel, Koehl McDaniel, and Brandon Sellers. Honorary pallbearer will be Garrett Nance.
Friends may post online messages of condolences for the McDaniel family by visiting www.shultzfuneralhomeofjasper.com or on Facebook at Shultz Funeral Home &Crematory.
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