John McGonigal Logan, age 101, passed away on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, South Carolina after falling ill on Friday. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland June 22,1917 and immigrated to this country with his family in 1920.
He is the son of the late Douglas Logan and the late Margaret McGonigal Logan. He lived most of his life in Massachusetts then spent 12 years in Saint Mary's, GA before moving in with his daughter Susan in South Carolina 9 years ago.
He was predeceased by his wife Eleanor Perrone Logan, 5 brothers, 5 sisters and 2 daughters Dorothy Shuman and Sharon Zabkiewicz.
Survived by 3 daughters Arlene Tavares and her husband Aguinaldo of Brockton, Margaret Rabon of Tennille, Georgia, and Susan Wilson and her husband Brian of McCormick, South Carolina and step-son George Bradford and his wife Donna of New Sharon, Maine.
This year my father would have had 35 years in as a Master Mason belonging to the Weymouth United Masonic Lodge.
He has 17 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren, and 22 great great grandchildren.
John played soccer among other sports growing up and many of his grandkids and great grandkids have followed in his path. He also loved playing bocce and played on teams twice a year where he lived in South Carolina. He also loved watching sporting events on TV and followed the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.
Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to visiting hours in honor of John on Wednesday, February 6th at 4PM to 6:30PM in the CC Shepherd Funeral Home located at 134 Pleasant Street (Columbian Sq.), South Weymouth. A funeral service will immediately follow the visiting hours at 6:30PM.
Donations may be made in his memory to St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. John made contributions to this organization often.