Charles John McVee

Charles John McVee, 80, of Glasgow died of natural causes Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, surrounded by family.

Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 11 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow.

He was born March 12, 1932, and lived on the original McVee Ranch established by his grandparents, Charles and Annie McVee, in the 1800s. He was the son of Virgil McVee, a well-known cowboy in Valley County history. His mother was Lillian Betz McVee, a teacher and Valley County superintendent of schools in the 1920s.

He began his schooling at the rural one-room Cherry Creek School and later attended Glasgow High School.

He married Marlene Swenson on Feb. 4, 1961, and they made their home on the ranch north of Glasgow until it was destroyed by fire in March 2004. They later moved to a new home on Cutacross Road.

Full obituaries appear in the Glasgow Courier print edition.