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John William Major

Blacksburg, SC - - John William Major, 80, of 221 Whitaker Mountain Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer for over 15 years.

Born in Painesville, Ohio, he was the husband of Patsy (Patti) Ross Major and the son of the late John Major and Alberta Gibson Major. He was a former Plant Manager for Eaton in Kings Mountain, NC, was former VP of North America for ZF Transmissions and retired owner/operator of Carolina Food Concepts/Major Enterprises. He loved local, statewide and national politics. He was a former Cherokee County GOP Chairman and former Cherokee County Chairman for Mick Mulvaney for Congress. He enjoyed traveling with his family in his RV and loved to help others. Mr. Major was a member of The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Blacksburg, where he was a former head elder and was a true servant of the Lord. John shared the Lord's message with everyone he came in contact with.

In addition to his wife, also surviving are two sons, Nicholas Ross Major and wife, Shelby of Charleston and David Major of Shelby; two daughters, Cheryl Major and Beth Major of Shelby; and five grandchildren, Danielle Ashba, Jason Ashba, Riley Major, Alec Major and Jacob Bailes. The family would like to extend a special thanks to The MUSC College of Medicine for allowing Nicholas to continue studying from home and allowing him to spend time with and help his parents.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Monday, November 12, 2018 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM at The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Blacksburg with Reverend Jim Mitchell and Dr. Jim Klukow officiating. Entombment will be in Clingman Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Blacksburg, 108 S. Chester Street, Blacksburg, SC, 29702.

The family will be at the residence.

An online guest register is at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com.

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC


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