It is with great sadness that the McMillion family announces the passing of Jimmy Don McMillion on Monday, October 11, 2021. Jimmy was born October 25, 1942 in SouthMayd, Texas to Jones and Ola (Weimer) McMillion. He graduated from Howe High School in 1961 and then attended Grayson Community College and North Texas State University. On December 31, 1964, he married Jean Ann Crawford in Van Alstyne, Texas. Jimmy was employed as an engineer for Texas Instruments and Johnson & Johnson for over 20 years and then left to start a general contracting company in 1983. He spent years coaching his sons in little league baseball, acting as Cub Scout and Webelos Scoutmaster for Howe Troop 45 Boy Scouts, served on the Howe City Council, and volunteered for the Howe Fire Department. He was an avid carpenter and woodsmith and was always building. His creations included WWII era planes, doll houses, bulldozers, boats, covered wagons, and so much more. Anyone who knew Jimmy, knew that he could be found in one of two places – the Howe QuickCheck or his shop. You just had to look for the “man with the pencil behind his ear.”
Jimmy is survived by his two sons, Jonathan McMillion and his wife Conne of Kennedale, TX, Joey McMillion and his wife Paula of Van Alstyne, TX; eight grandchildren, Ryan, Hunter, Garrett, Megan, Nichole, Nathan, Carlie and Savanna; and great grandsons Bentley and Colton. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jones and Ola, and his son Jimmy Shawn McMillion in 2003.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, October 15, 2021 at Hall Cemetery, in Howe, TX. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Scoggins Funeral Home.