Mr. Leighton Edward McGinn, Jr., age 75, of Lumberton, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. Funeral services for Mr. McGinn will be Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Chapel in Lumberton and will be officiated by the Rev. Steve Little. There will be a time of visitation from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., prior to the service. Mr. McGinn was born in Mecklenburg Co., NC on March 17, 1939 to the late Leighton Edward McGinn, Sr. and the late Annie Vernell Wolfe McGinn. He was a graduate of North Carolina State University and a veteran of the US Army. SPC4 (Specialist 4th class) McGinn served for three years as a Chinese linguist, specializing in Mandarin, on the island of Okinawa in Japan. During his professional career he was a salesman for Lawson Products. Mr. McGinn was a devoted husband and loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. In addition to his parents Mr. McGinn was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Lloyd F. Cox, and his sister-in-law, Julia McGinn. To cherish his memory he leaves with us his wife of 31 years, Gayle Cox McGinn; three sons, Matthew McGinn and his friend Alison of Atlanta, GA, Scott Bullard and wife Cheryl of Winston-Salem, NC, and James Bullard and wife Heather of Clemmons, NC; a daughter, Christi Barbour and husband Brett of High Point, NC; a brother, Woody McGinn of Greensboro, NC; five grandchildren, Chandler Bullard, Ethan Barbour, Caroline Bullard, Sarah Barbour, and Amelia Ruth Bullard, as well as a host of loved ones, friends, and neighbors. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to Southeastern Hospice House at 1100 Pine Run Dr., Lumberton, NC 28358 or the American Lung Association at 430 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC 27401.