~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, DL F/O & Flt Sim Instructor David Lynn McCONNELL
January 24, 1960 ~ August 11, 2013
Notification with the passing of Delta Air Lines MD-88 pilot, later as a Flight Simulator Instructor
David Lynn McConnell, age 53. David’s obituary notes that he hired on with
Delta in 1990. Services will be held Friday August 16, 2013
at 11:00 A.M. at the Parrott Funeral Home Chapel with visitation the evening
prior.
To sign the online guestbook please visit the funeral home
website at http://www.parrottfuneralhome.com/
Survived by his wife Esther personal condolences may be sent
to the family at 323 Legacy Lane , Peachtree City GA 30269-3640 .... (770) 487-3970
Obituary:
Mr. David Lynn McConnell of Peachtree City (formerly of Mercer County PA)
passed away August 11, 2013. He was born January 24, 1960 in Greenville, PA. In
1978 he graduated from Lakeview High School in Stoneboro, PA., and then went on
to graduate from Slippery Rock University in 1982. He served as a captain in the
United States Air Force as a C-141 and 737 aircraft commander. Mr. McConnell
joined Delta Airlines in 1990 as a First Officer on the MD-88 and later as a
Flight Simulator Instructor. He had many hobbies including, hiking, photography,
traveling, radio control airplanes, singing, karaoke, playing guitar and the
theater. He is survived by his wife, Esther McConnell; parents, Rodney and Lois
McConnell of Muncie, IN; his children, Ryan McConnell and his wife, Shawna of
Newburyport, MA and Casey McConnell of Peachtree City; step-son, Ethan Lillemoe
of Norcross; step daughters, Sarah Davenport and her husband, Kelley of Newnan,
Rachel Lillemoe of Carrollton; sisters, Bonnie Carothers and her husband, Daniel
of Mercer, PA, Linda Masters and her husband, Brian of Sharpsville, PA;
brothers, Terry McConnell and his wife, Diane of Hermitage, PA, Edward McConnell
and his wife, Amy of Sharpsburg; step-grandchildren, Charlie, Hannah and Lilly;
8 nieces and nephews; 3 great nieces. A funeral service will be held Friday,
August 16, 2013 at 11 o'clock in the Chapel of Parrott Funeral Home with
Minister Keith Davenport officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National
Cemetery. Those wishing may sign the online guestbook at www.parrottfuneralhome.com The
family is accepting flowers or donations to: Piedmont Fayette Hospital Cancer
Wellness Center. Please address these to Piedmont Healthcare Foundation; 2001
Peachtree Road NE; Suite 400; Atlanta, Georgia 30309 . The family will receive
friends Thursday evening from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Parrott Funeral Home and
Crematory, 770-964-4800.
.Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on August 14, 2013
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday (8-16-13) in the funeral home chapel with Minister Keith Davenport officiating.
Burial: Georgia National Cemetery.
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