Hall of Honor - Our Veterans | mixontxcemetery.org

If you have a family member or know of someone that was a Veteran and they are buried in our Cemetery, please let us know. We would like to add them to our Hall of Honor. Please email their information to:

themixoncemeteryassociation@gmail.com

Two Cement Plaques Placed on Columns at Entrance of Mixon Cemetery, the Archway

First Plaque is a Memorial to Our War Dead

World War I

Meddie L. Blanton, Elmer Shelton

World War II

Samuel E. Roark, Travis A. Roddy, Curtis F. Clifford,

SGT. J.C. Myers’s, E.A. Galen, Jr.

Three Kirby brothers: Newton, Benjamin and James Polk were from Mixon. They served in the Confederacy and died in Arkansas. James and Benjamin died of pneumonia in Little Rock, burial sites unknown. It’s suspected Newton died at Harper’s Ferry, Arkansas and is buried in a mass grave.

Second Plaque was donated by Sherrod A. Braly and states:

In Memory of Loved Ones and Friends Resting Here

James I. Armstrong

March 10, 1910 - January 16, 1960

TEC4 United States Army

WWII BSM PH

Fred Giles Baldwin Sr.
September 20, 1902 -

August 3, 1995

PM2 US Navy WWII

Joseph J. Barrington 1838-1924

Joseph Barrington was born in Pitt Co., N.C., son of William T. Barrington and Jerusha "Rusia" Boyd. He married Hetty Mobley in 1856 and had (2) children: William Henry Barrington (1859-1951) named after his brother and Mary J. Barrington (King) (7 Apr 1857-6 Mar 1929) named after his sister.

Joseph fought for the South in the Civil War, 13th Batt., Co. D, North Carolina Infantry. Enlisted 25 Jan 1862, mustered out 16 Aug 1863.

He moved his family from North Carolina to Texas between 1870-1880. Information provided by Susan Barrington.

George Washington ‘Jay’ Bell Jr.

December 26, 1925 -

June 5, 1980

US NAVY WWII

Charles E. Benedict

July 20, 1894 - June 13, 1936

US ARMY WWI - SGT

Edward Wayne Berryhill

December 20, 1945 -

December 29, 2022

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Our precious daddy was born on January 20, 1945 and went to be with the Lord on December 29, 2022, following a brief hospitalization for complications of Covid 19.

He attended First Baptist Church of Elkhart. Daddy knew the Lord Jesus was his savior. In our eyes there was not a kinder, sweeter soul than our Daddy. He served in the U.S.A.F. for 10 years at home and abroad and was a proud veteran. He owned and operated Fraziers Grocery, alongside our mom Mary Frances Berryhill, for many years. He then worked for William George Produce before completing his career here at Walmart Store.

Daddy loved our mother even after her death 27 years ago. We never witnessed a greater love. Y'all are together now forever and a day. We love and miss you Daddy with all our heart and soul.

Mr. Berryhill was preceded in death by his parents, Rawleigh Berryhill Sr. and Viola Hamilton Berryhill, his wife Mary Frances Berryhill, daughter Melanie Schatz, and a sister Velma Bruchmiller. He is survived by his daughters, Melissa Quintana and husband Anthony, Sandra Sheperd and Linda Charmaigne, sisters, Thelma Bigham and husband Damon Bigham, Sr., Bonnie Townsend, brothers, Rawleigh (Buck) Berryhill, Jr., and Kenneth Berryhill, special friend Mary Baughman, ten grandchildren Shane Corbin, John Corbin, Jr., Destiny Pearson, Courtney Tucker, Ty Sheperd, Justin Schatz, Chelle James, Debora Schatz, Halen Quintana, Heather Quintana, eleven great-grandchildren, Chris Pearson, Chassidy Pearson, Cynlee Malone, Ashley Miller, Jordan Tucker, Madison Venoy, Caiden James, Madilynn James, Ellie James, Sarah James, and Kiyen DeCluette, five great-great grandchildren, Vivian Pearson, Acasia Pearson, Kairi Pearson, C.J. Rodgers, and Grace Rodgers. He also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made the American Heart Association.

James Hilburn Birdwell

October 24, 1930 - June 18, 1954

PFC 14 SIG OPERATION CO

US ARMY - KOREA

Sam Houston Birdwell

September 16, 1893 -

December 23, 1969

CORPORAL US ARMY WWI

PFC Med L. Blanton

MAY 3, 1896 - May 25, 1919

PFC AEF WWI (American Expeditionary Forces)

Died near Trier, Germany.

Isaac Blanton, Sr.

1784-1865

PVT - TENNESSEE MILITIA - WAR of 1812

James Merle Blanton

April 26, 1954 - October 12, 1991

US NAVY

Moody Excell Blanton

September 22, 1894 - July 21, 1967

PFC US ARMY WWI

Moody Kenneth Blanton I

December 1, 1933 - January 19, 1970

A3C US AIR FORCE - KOREA

Albert “Bogue” Boggs

September 2, 1918 - February 25, 2002

US ARMY - WWII

Served in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

Edward Lafayette Boggs

August 21, 1914 - September 11, 1992

PVT US ARMY

Fred Mitchell Boggs

August 9, 1925 - January 31, 1976

S1 US NAVY - WWII

Ray Malone Bonner

August 29, 1937 - February 25, 2021. Served in the National Guard, stationed in Fort Ord, California. He served in Active duty in Fort Polk Louisiana in the 49th armored division during the Berlin Crisis.

Ray’s wife, Nancy Hardy Bonner, provided the following information:

Ray went to Fort Ord California in October 1960 till April 19, 1961 arriving home exactly 1 month before our first baby Mona was born! He was in the National Guard ! A few months later the 49th Armored Division was called up for Active Duty to Fort Polk Louisiana which had been closed down for several years ! It was hurriedly reopened and he went ahead ! On Nov. 10, 1961 my 18th birthday, Mona and I moved there to be with him in a 3 room garage apartment out in the country with a sweet couple who had a 2 month old son. We lived there for 10 months until the Berlin Crisis was settled ! What a happy day that was! The day we moved home was the day Marilyn Monroe died.

Ray Malone Bonner

Ray Malone Bonner, Nancy Hardy Bonner and baby Mona

Ardis Jackson “Bo” Bowman

October 3, 1915 -

March 3, 1989

CORPORAL US ARMY - WWII

CORPORAL

Bobby G. Brooks

July 17, 1945 -

September 24, 2005

CORPORAL US MARINE CORP -VIETNAM

Marvin Auld Bullock

September 9, 1934 -

August 9, 1994

US NAVY - KOREA

Thomas H. “Tee” Burke

September 2, 1922 -

September 28, 1989

LT US NAVY - KOREA

Mickey Gerald Choate

May 31, 1937 - June 28, 2015

SGT US ARMY

Thomas Nathan Chrisman

March 23, 1937 - June 8, 2005

A2C US AIR FORCE

PFC Curtis Foster Clifford, Sr.

December 4, 1925 -

January 13, 1945

PFC 331 INF 83 INF DIV - WWII

John Herbert Cole, Jr.

September 5, 1929 - October 13, 2017

SGT US AIR FORCE

Gaberien D. Coltellaro

Mr. Coltellaro graduated from Troup High School in 1997 and was a veteran of the U. S. Army 4th mechanized infantry division out of Fort Hood where he operated the M1A1 Abrams Tank, was awarded the Army Commanders Medal for saving the lives of others and he was employed as a fabricator at Stencor Company in Jacksonville, Texas.

Gabe loved fishing and hunting and all outdoor activities. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Troup.

Survivors include parents, Barbara and Keith Lindsey of Mixon; sister, Kala Lindsey of Mixon.

Clyde Junior Colvin

July 13, 1933 - November 22, 2013

SPC3 US ARMY

Bruce Leroy Crawford

January 14, 1923 - December 21, 1995

BTC US NAVY - WWII

Johnny Willie Darden

April 3, 1909 - July 5, 1991

PFC US ARMY - WWII

Lieut. William A. Dew

1833-1863

Co. C 11 REGT, TEXAS INF,

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

John B. Durham

April 2, 1910 -

November 8, 1952

S SGT 2578 RES TNG CEN AF

WWII BSM

Wade L. Durham

July 10, 1925 - September 19, 1950

TEX-SGT-8. CAV. INF. - 1 CAV. DIV. PH

Elmer Huey Durrett

June 9, 1918 -

January 19, 2002

S2 US NAVY - WWII

Roscoe Ruben Etheridge

February 3,1920 - September 10, 1983

*Amendment to Birth Certificate has date of birth as February 4, 1920. Military footstone has DOB as February 2, 1920

PVT US ARMY - WWII

Burt Clifford Forney

July 10, 1904 - April 3, 1967

TEXAS PVT 96 BASE HQ & AB SQ AAF WWII

Andrew Jackson “Jack” Francis
July 18, 1826 - March 21, 1906

CO. G 22 TEX INF

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

Douglas Edward Futch

January 2, 1943 - November 11, 2019

MSGT USAF - VIETNAM

Giles G. Gandy

July 16, 1847 - December 31, 1921

PVT CO G 9 BATT DISMTD TEXAS CAV

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

grave location unknown

PFC James Thomas Gattis

December 21, 1923 - October 21, 1963

TEX- PFC US ARMY - WWII BSM PH

Laymmon E. Gattis

November 17, 1894 -

March 20, 1967

TEX PVT US ARMY - WWI

James Reuben “Jim” Gayden

April 24, 1828 - February 25, 1911

TEXAS - CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

Emery A. Gayden, Jr.

June 28, 1916 - July 9, 1942

US ARMY WWII

Debbs Gibbs

April 13, 1913 - September 22, 1993

PVT US ARMY - WWII

Jim M. Gregory

March 17, 1893 - August 3, 1954

TEXAS CPL HQ CO. 35. INFANTRY - WWI

CORPORAL

Alton Dean Griffin

November 18, 1908 -

September 29, 1978

PFC US ARMY - WWII

Joseph G. “Joe” Hallmark

July 28, 1909 - January 30, 1959

TEXAS PVT 1918 SVC COMD UNIT - WWII

Billy Wayne Hardin

January 10, 1925 - April 12, 1991

US ARMY - WWII

US AIR FORCE - KOREA

Thomas T. “Buddy” Harris

August 6, 1925 - March 8, 2012

Mr. Harris served in the United States Navy during World War II in a construction battalion known as the Seabees - WWII

Pearl Otto Hatley

September 25,1893 - January 9, 1987

SGT US ARMY - WWI

James Columbus Hefner, Jr.

August 3, 1921 -

August 17, 2000

US ARMY - WWII

George Jay Irwin

May 21, 1925 -

January 23, 1995

MM3 US NAVY

WWII

Earl Coy Jones

June 23, 1915 - October 5, 1996

TEC 4. US ARMY - WWII

Cecil Ray Kirby

August 9, 1949 - May 17, 1994

SP4 US ARMY - VIETNAM

Dalton Bentley Kirby

November 17, 1921 - May 4, 1956

US ARMY AIR CORPS - WWII

Festus Kirby

Buried in Mixon Cemetery, grave not marked.
Confederate Army Border’s Reg. of the Texas Cavalry (8th Texas Calvary/Terry’s Rangers)

Fred L. Kirby

April 15, 1915 - May 5, 1966

TEX-PVT-37-4 Base Uit AAF-

WWII

John Edwin Kirby

November 25, 1935 -

May 27, 1991

Served in the Army National Guard 1960s.

Walter Ellis Kirby

October 21, 1910 - May 15, 1983

CORPORAL - US ARMY - WWII

3 BSM

CORPORAL

O.C. Kirby

August 14, 1921- April 18, 2000

Served in the US Army Air Corps WWII

Served in the US Air Force Korea

Daniel ‘TJ’ Kitchens

April 12, 1932 -

March 27, 1974

5M3 USNR - KOREA

Lewis J. Krueger, Jr.

July 6, 1929 -

February 29, 2008

1SG (Ret.) US ARMY -

KOREA - VIETNAM

James Elvin Lacy

October 11, 1933 - January 14, 2006

SP3 US ARMY

Honley V. Langston *{CENOTAPH}

1818-December 24, 1862

PVT. CONFEDERATE HERO of CO. G. 22nd REG.

TEXAS INFANTRY

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

*a monument or marker for an individual buried at a different location*

Claud Lee Langston

July 4, 1899 -

February 16, 1979

HA2 US NAVY - WWI

John Martin Langston

January 16, 1844 - December 24, 1914

CORPORAL CO. G.

22nd REG. TEXAS INFANTRY

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

Leslie Lynn Langston

September 27, 1916 -

October 9, 1954

TEXAS TEC. 5-313 ORD DEPOT CO.

US ARMY - WWII BSM

Moses Langston

January 1848 - December 19, 1921

CORPORAL CO. G 22nd TEXAS INFANTRY

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

Willie Dixon Langston

May 25, 1897 -

October 16, 1962

PVT TEXAS US ARMY - WWI

*Camp Mabry, Austin. The day before he was sent overseas Armistice was declared*

Emmett W. Little

January 22 1897 - August 26, 1938

PVT TEXAS 165 DEPOT BRIG - US ARMY WWI

James Shelton “Jack” Locke

October 25, 1922 - February 17, 1995

PVT US ARMY - WWII

James Dickson Long

May 1, 1816 - March 3, 1880

Republic of Texas

Samuel Flake “Sam” Long

April 14, 1920 - December 5, 1983

Sgt US ARMY - ARMY AIR FORCES WWII

Herbert C. Lowry

June 24, 1892 - April 10, 1953

TENNESSEE - SADDLER - BTRY B 115 FLD ARTY WWI

Junior Ray “Pop” Main

September 26, 1937 - May 13, 2017

US ARMY

John William Martin

September 20, 1943 - June 22, 1994

PFC US ARMY

Wayne Webb Martin

July 17, 1935 - August 9, 1985

PFC US ARMY

Clark Regan Massey

February 11, 1906 - May 17, 1956

CORPORAL ARMY AIR FORCES - WWII

CORPORAL

Edd MASSEY, Jr.

December 26, 1923 -

March 13, 2016

RIFLEMAN 95th INF DIV 377th INF REG

WWII - PH

They earned the nickname "Iron Men of Metz" for their fierce fighting and successful liberation of the city of Metz, France.

Edmond Massey

December 22, 1894 - September 7, 1958

PVT BTRY D 133 FA 36 DIV - WWI

John Reagan Massey

September 28, 1947 - February 25, 2003
SSG US ARMY - VIETNAM

Donald Grey “Don” Maxwell

February 5, 1926 - June 22, 2020

US ARMY - WWII

SSGT Kevin Robert McCauley

November 5, 1961 - September 4, 2011

SSGT TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Willie Frank McDonald

August 26, 1924 - August 31, 1994

CORPORAL US ARMY - WWII

CORPORAL

Arnold D. McElroy

February 3, 1916 - January 8, 1997

PVT US ARMY - WWII

Bobby A. McElroy

May 15, 1935 - December 21, 1996

SSGT US AIR FORCE

Harold Newton McElroy

February 9, 1929 - June 19, 2013

KOREAN WAR

H

Homer Alfred McElroy

June 21, 1892 - March 19, 1966

*per Death Certificate WWI Veteran*

Oscar Alton McElroy

July 7, 1920 - April 1, 1987

PFC US ARMY - WWII

Virgil Dalton McElroy

November 28, 1922 - July 23, 1971

*WWII VETERAN per Death Certificate*

Ira C. “Fats” McElyea

April 19, 1923 - May 19, 1984

SGT US ARMY - WWII

Frank Arthur McFarland

June 24, 1921 - May 15, 1992

SGT US ARMY - WWII

Morris A. McWilliams

May 18, 1917 - January 17, 1985

MSGT US ARMY AIR CORPS - WWII

MASTER SERGEANT

Travis “Buddy” Morris

October 21, 1946 - September 18, 1979

VETERAN - VIETNAM

Thomas Jefferson “T.J.” Murphy

July 10, 1905 - August 13, 1968

WWII - AMERICAN LEGION

Jessie Lee Musick

May 23, 1956 - December 18, 1997

AR US NAVY

SGT. James Callaway Myers

September 24, 1916 - March 28, 1944

TEXAS SGT. 37 FIGHTER SQ. AC - WWII

Aubrey Robert Northcutt

November 13, 1921 - March 10, 1990

US ARMY - WWII

Robert Riley Northcutt

December 7, 1895 - May 30, 1947

PVT 103 INF 26 DIV - WWI PH

1st Lieutenant

W.B. Northcutt

May 1, 1919 - February 18, 1977

1st LT. US ARMY- WWII

Grover Cleveland O’Dell

June 30, 1892 - December 8, 1960

PVT US ARMY - WWI

James Henry Oaks

November 9, 1925 - April 3, 1955

US NAVY - WWII

Thomas Noble Oaks

February 12, 1933 - April 5, 2000

SIGNAL MAN - US NAVY - KOREA

Emmett Myers Palmer

January 24, 1915 - February 27, 1962

TEXAS PFC INFANTRY - WWII - BSM

James Dudley Palmer

June 4, 1921 - July 12, 1975

US ARMY - WWII

William Bryant Palmer

March 12, 1913 - March 1, 1976

CORPORAL USAAF - WWII

CORPORAL

Burdette G. Partin

December 29, 1917 - February 11, 1974

SSGT US AIR FORCE

WWII - KOREA

Elray Partin

May 7, 1921 -

October 14, 2013

US ARMY - WWII

Harold Orea Partin

August 22, 1938 - February 27, 2009

US ARMY

Archie Ray Pike

January 28, 1930 - November 6, 2014

25th Signal Co. of the 25th Division

US ARMY - KOREA

Vonnie “V.A.” Pitts

November 24, 1931 - January 13, 1996

PFC US MARINE CORPS

KOREA - PH

Arthur Frank Pless

July 18, 1932 -

March 15, 1988

A2C US AIR FORCE - KOREA

PFC Joseph Weldon Pless

March 17, 1923 - May 23, 1944

TEXAS - PFC 7 INF 3 INF DIV

US ARMY - WWII

{Killed in action - 23 May 1944 (aged 21) Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy - buried in the US July 8, 1949}.

Alonzo L. Porter

November 9, 1894 -

September 8, 1986

US ARMY - WWI

Alford Jewell Reneau

February 16, 1907 - February 1, 1976

PFC US ARMY - WWII

PVT Samuel Ernest Roark

May 22, 1924 - February 28, 1944

TEXAS - PVT 15 INF 3 INF DIV - US ARMY - WWII

*Killed in Action*

William H. Robertson

September 13, 1886 -

June 8, 1957
PVT - Co K-Development Battalion

US ARMY - WWI

Connie Denman Robison

December 26, 1906 - February 19, 1975

WWII

*per Death Certificate - WWII Veteran *

Corporal James Rock

March 3, 1906 - October 31, 1973

R.E.M.E. Regiment (refers to the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers within the British Army)
British 8th Army - WWII - DESERT RAT

Susan Kovacs (Daughter of James and Hilda Rock):

He was a "Desert Rat" of the British Eighth Army and

fought under the command of Field Marshall General (Monty) Montgomery against Gen. Erwin Rommel,

“Desert Fox”..

He fought in the battles of El Alamain and Tobruk. Below is a photo of my Dad and a YouTube link to a speech given by Gen.Montgomery to the soldiers of the Eighth Army.

Photo Courtesy of Susan Kovacs, daughter of James and Hilda Rock:

Video of General Montgomery speaking to the Eighth Army shared from YouTube by Susan Kovacs, daughter of

James and Hilda Rock.

A.L. Rockett

January 25, 1909 - August 17, 1969

US ARMY - WWII

H.V. Rodgers

April 30, 1924 - April 26, 1995

PFC US ARMY - WWII

Rubin Wesley Roper

March 25, 1910 -

December 26, 1959

TEXAS - PVT US ARMY - WWII

Bill T. Ross

September 19, 1918 - October 26, 1990

PFC US ARMY - WWII

Curtis Ross

July 11, 1921 - December 4, 2013

US NAVY - WWII

Emory C. Ross

February 14, 1890 - June 22, 1951

TEXAS PVT 164 INFANTRY 41 DIV

US ARMY - WWII

Frank Ross

May 14, 1926 - October 19, 2004

TEC 5 US ARMY WWII

Wayne Merrill Sanders

October 4, 1934 - August 13, 1955

TEXAS - PVT US MARINE CORPS RES - KOREA

James “Ike” Ezra Scurlock

October 22, 1920 - December 26, 1962

CPL CO F-2 PRCHT TNG REGT

WWII

CORPORAL

C. Travis “Shack” Shackelford

June 2, 1926 -

December 11, 2000

US ARMY - WWII

George Lynn Sipper

February 22, 1938 - November 18, 1988

US NAVY

Charlie L. Smith

December 29, 1927 - April 28, 1975

CPL US ARMY

CORPORAL

Joseph Aubrey South

May 23, 1922 - May 21, 1982

PFC US ARMY - WWII

Pete Moyer Speck

January 22, 1914 - August 11, 1967

TEXAS PFC INF

US ARMY - WWII

Leroy Jefferson Spraggins

August 20, 1919 - April 26, 1972

WWII

Adrian Oller Stidham

April 4, 1939 - September 13, 1986

SP4 US ARMY

Chester Elmo Stockton

November 19, 1892 - June 21, 1969

US ARMY - WWI

Dean Lee Stockton, Jr.

September 13, 1920 - July 31, 1948

TEXAS SSGT 499 AAF SCH SQ- WWII

John Hays Stockton

September 16, 1922 -

November 29, 1990

SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES

WWII

Desford Ewing Stovall

September - 1896 - November 2, 1918

QM - US NAVY - WWI

*nearly the entire ship fell ill when exposed to Respiratory Disease - Desford died from Respiratory Disease on 11.2.1918*

Benjamin P. Swindle

November 1844 - November 9, 1931

Co. C 11 TEXAS INF - CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

CIVIL WAR

James Andrew Taliaferro

December 12, 1832 - August 26, 1931

Missouri - 1st Lt-Co. G-1 Regt Missouri Cav

CSA - Civil War

Ernest Lee Taylor

October 30, 1924 - September 8, 1982

PFC US ARMY - WWII

Gene Oran Taylor

March 3, 1934 - December 17, 1996

US ARMY

John M. Taylor

August 15, 1894 - December 31, 1976

US NAVY - WWI

Marion “Foots” Taylor

December 29, 1922 - June 10, 1990

US ARMY - WWII

Morris M. Thomas

June 28, 1914 - April 14, 1993

US ARMY - WWII

James P. Thompson

1820 - 1908

PVT CO C 17 TEXAS CAV

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY - CIVIL WAR

Robert E. Thompson

November 5, 1901 - February 17, 1948

TEXAS. - PVT - ENGINEERS

US ARMY

Delbert Thurman

February 13, 1920 - May 14, 1996

PVT US ARMY - WWII

Raymond Jess Thurman

December 5, 1914 - August 3,1990

US ARMY

Clarence Earl “Rabbit” Trotter

October 9, 1937 - January 22, 2012

US NAVY

Dew “Dock” Russell Tyra

August 18, 1895 - April 10, 1966

PFC CO G 64 INFANTRY

US ARMY - WWI

Jeter W. Waites

March 6, 1898 - November 26, 1960

S2 US NAVY - WWI

Rufus Daniel Waites

November 1, 1925 - December 12, 1999
MERCHANT MARINES - WWII

Henry L. Walker

August 22, 1892 - August 25, 1949

TEXAS PVT 19 INFANTRY 18 DIV

US ARMY - WWI

Vernon Sylvestas Walker

April 15, 1956 - September 16, 2023

BM1 US NAVY, RETIRED

DESERT STORM - PERSIAN GULF

COL. Roy Glenn Wallace

August 19, 1934 - July 19, 2010

COL US AIR FORCE - VIETNAM

Roll Call Tribute

ROY WALLACE '56 July 22, 2010 2:37 AM

Daily Progress, Jacksonville, TX July 19, 2010

JACKSONVILLE - Roy Glenn Wallace, 75, who was born in Jacksonville, died peacefully at home in Georgetown, Texas, on July 19, 2010. He lived with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) for 6 ½ years.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Dorothy Phillips Wallace, and sons William Burton Wallace, II, Atascadero, California, and John Robert Wallace of Georgetown. His brother Larry Wayne Wallace, died in 2005.

He grew up in Houston and graduated from Texas A.& M., class of '56. He earned masters degrees from University of Southern California, and was a member of the honorary society, Beta Gamma Sigma. Roy entered the USAF in 1957, and proudly served for 27 ½ years, including a tour in Viet Nam, rising to the rank of Colonel. He was navigator bombardier on the B-47 and B-52, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. His most memorable experience in Viet Nam was helping to airlift an entire village to safety, including their pigs. The villagers wouldn't leave without their pigs.

Roy will be buried in the Mixon Cemetery, near his parents, Burton and Hazel Wallace, and grandparents.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 54 years. A member of Crestview Baptist Church, Roy loved A & M., the Air Force, Texas, his five grandkids, and two cats, Porgy and Baby. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, July 23, 2010 at Mixon Cemetery in Mixon, Tx. Arrangements under the direction of Beck Funeral Home, 1700 E. Whitestone, Cedar Park, Tx 78613 (512) 259-1610.