Dannye Ray George, 67, of McMinnville died Sept. 29 at Raintree Manor of complications from Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. He was born Oct. 29, 1947 in Detroit, Mich. He was the eldest son of W.H. and Arlene Denton George.He spent his early childhood in the Madison Heights area of Detroit, where he enjoyed playing baseball in the street, listening to Detroit Tigers baseball games, and occasionally teasing his younger sister, Janice.