1919
George
2009
George A Cabaniss
November 22, 1919 — June 10, 2009
George A. Cabaniss November 22, 1919
June 10, 2009
George A. Cabaniss was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Edward Harman Cabaniss, Jr. and Marjorie Weatherly Cabaniss. He spent his boyhood years in Rosemary, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama and Black Mountain, North Carolina. He entered Auburn University at the age of 16, graduating with a degree in chemical engineering at the age of 19. He graduated with a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan at the age of 20.
While working in Akron, during World War II he helped design a bullet resistant gas tank for fighter planes. The tank had a layer of liquid rubber between two walls so that when a bullet hit the tank liquid rubber would flow into the bullet hole and plug it up. He worked as a research scientist at General Tire and Rubber Company for 26 years.
George married Margaret Ruth Smoots of Corydon, Indiana in 1952 and lived in Silver Lake, Ohio for 40 years.
George was extremely interested in animal behavior, astronomy and had a deep appreciation for the beauty of the natural world. As a father, he could be counted on to always have a credible answer to questions such as how fireflies produce light, why the sky is blue, how many atoms there are in the universe and how many sticks of dynamite it would take to blow up the moon.
George volunteered for The League of Women Voters and served as a Counselor on an Akron Area Suicide prevention hotline for several years. He was physically accomplished as a golfer, tennis player and jogger. Jazz and classical music were lifelong interests. He enjoyed writing essays on subjects such as politics, human psychology and the parallels between human and animal behavior.
George was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret and his brother, Weatherly Cabaniss. Survivors include daughter, Marjorie Anne Cabaniss of Louisville, Ky.; sons, George A Janice Cabaniss of Akron, Ohio, Mark W. Cabaniss of Kelseyville, Calif., and Kevin R. Crissy Cabaniss of St. Louis, Mo. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Meredith, Mark, Colette and John Cabaniss; sister, Marjorie Bridges of Milton, Florida; brother, Edward Harman Cabaniss III of Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Friends may call at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., on SUNDAY from 1 to 4 p.m. Memorial gifts to any nonprofit agency involved in nature conservation such as The National Arbor Day Foundation www.arborday.org and The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org would be a fitting tribute. Tall, mature trees were a special love; planting one today in his honor would be a good tribute as well. George's memory could also be honored simply by doing a good deed for someone you love. Billow FALLS Chapel
June 10, 2009
George A. Cabaniss was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Edward Harman Cabaniss, Jr. and Marjorie Weatherly Cabaniss. He spent his boyhood years in Rosemary, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama and Black Mountain, North Carolina. He entered Auburn University at the age of 16, graduating with a degree in chemical engineering at the age of 19. He graduated with a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan at the age of 20.
While working in Akron, during World War II he helped design a bullet resistant gas tank for fighter planes. The tank had a layer of liquid rubber between two walls so that when a bullet hit the tank liquid rubber would flow into the bullet hole and plug it up. He worked as a research scientist at General Tire and Rubber Company for 26 years.
George married Margaret Ruth Smoots of Corydon, Indiana in 1952 and lived in Silver Lake, Ohio for 40 years.
George was extremely interested in animal behavior, astronomy and had a deep appreciation for the beauty of the natural world. As a father, he could be counted on to always have a credible answer to questions such as how fireflies produce light, why the sky is blue, how many atoms there are in the universe and how many sticks of dynamite it would take to blow up the moon.
George volunteered for The League of Women Voters and served as a Counselor on an Akron Area Suicide prevention hotline for several years. He was physically accomplished as a golfer, tennis player and jogger. Jazz and classical music were lifelong interests. He enjoyed writing essays on subjects such as politics, human psychology and the parallels between human and animal behavior.
George was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret and his brother, Weatherly Cabaniss. Survivors include daughter, Marjorie Anne Cabaniss of Louisville, Ky.; sons, George A Janice Cabaniss of Akron, Ohio, Mark W. Cabaniss of Kelseyville, Calif., and Kevin R. Crissy Cabaniss of St. Louis, Mo. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Meredith, Mark, Colette and John Cabaniss; sister, Marjorie Bridges of Milton, Florida; brother, Edward Harman Cabaniss III of Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Friends may call at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., on SUNDAY from 1 to 4 p.m. Memorial gifts to any nonprofit agency involved in nature conservation such as The National Arbor Day Foundation www.arborday.org and The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org would be a fitting tribute. Tall, mature trees were a special love; planting one today in his honor would be a good tribute as well. George's memory could also be honored simply by doing a good deed for someone you love. Billow FALLS Chapel
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