lit a candle 2d agoread this obituary twice. 76, a lifer in the auto plants, lost his wife and his own namesake son before him. my dad worked the line in Flint for thirty years and this is exactly the kind of quiet life nobody writes songs about but should. rest easy Mr. McGee
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Alexander Clayton McGee IV was a Michigan man remembered by his family as a steady, hardworking presence who spent his career as a laborer in the automotive industry. He was not a public figure in the conventional sense, no Wikipedia page, elected office, creative body of work, or national headlines…
Alexander Clayton McGee IV was a Michigan man remembered by his family as a steady, hardworking presence who spent his career as a laborer in the automotive industry. He was not a public figure in the conventional sense, no Wikipedia page, elected office, creative body of work, or national headlines attach to his name, and the record of his life available to the public comes from the obituary published by his family through Michigan Memorial Funeral Home in Flat Rock, Michigan. He is included here because people are searching for him, and this page sets out plainly what is known and what is not.
According to that obituary, Alexander Clayton McGee IV was born on April 27, 1950, in Trenton, Michigan, the son of Alexander Clayton McGee III and Roselee McGee. He grew up to carry the family name as the fourth of that line, and he built his adult life around work and family in southeastern Michigan, eventually settling in Onsted. His family described him as a dedicated laborer in the automotive industry, a trade that for decades anchored the economy of the region where he lived, and his relatives recalled him as hardworking, steadfast, strong willed and, by their own account, a little stubborn.
What mattered about Alexander Clayton McGee IV, by every indication available, was not a public career but a private one centered on his children and grandchildren. His family's tribute described him as a devoted and caring father who was cherished by those who knew him best. He outlived his wife, Debara, and one of his sons, Alexander Clayton McGee V, both of whom died before him, as did his parents and four siblings, Danny, Mark, Jim and Nancy.
Alexander Clayton McGee IV died on October 25, 2026, in Onsted, Michigan, at the age of 76. No cause of death has been made public. His passing was announced through an obituary placed by his family with Michigan Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. of Flat Rock, Michigan, the arrangements being handled for a man whose life was lived mostly outside public view but who leaves behind a large and close family.
He is survived by his children Kevin McGee, Travis McGee, Bryan McGee and Shawn McGee, along with grandchildren Victoria, Holden, Liam, Alexander, Bonnie Jo and Dylan, and great grandchildren Dylan Jr., Laura Grace, Payne, Shelby and Monroe. Those who knew him are invited to share memories and condolences through the funeral home's guest book, and further details of any memorial service, if one is planned, had not been published at the time of writing.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Legacy | Obituary.
my grandfather too. these are the men who built that whole part of Michigan