Delbert McDaniel, 91, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 3, 2015.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Church at Quail Creek with Pastor Dale Moreland officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors provided by Volleys for Veterans. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St.
Delbert Allan McDaniel left Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2015, for Heaven to reunite with the love of his life, Mary Elizabeth Highfill McDaniel. He was born April 5, 1924, in Woodward, Okla., to William and Ernestine Shepherd McDaniel. Delbert was the oldest of their seven children. Delbert and Mary were married in the First Baptist Church of Mooreland, Okla., on Aug. 15, 1949, by the same minister who married her parents. Delbert's Baptist Christian values with a strong work ethic were taught to all. His generosity, compassion, understanding and love were given to all. He was always there for everyone with encouragement and kindness.
Dad was a survivor. He survived the Great Depression of the 1930's. As a World War II vet, he survived the sinking of his ship, the USS Princeton, in the Gulf of Leyte in the South Pacific. He survived the Woodward tornado of April 9, 1947, that took the lives of 169 people. As an independent trucker, he survived a near fatal trucking accident that left both of his legs with compound fractures and he survived the never ending parenting of three children.
Delbert took great pride in his service to his country as a World War II veteran and remained an active member in his ships association's publication, "The Tiger Rag." With family in tow from Woodward, he moved to Amarillo to open the first Beaver agency on north Polk in 1959. Delbert would later retire as one of its first and most tenured employees.
Family was what Dad was most proud of and all about. He was a loving and caring son, brother, uncle, cousin, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, and was affectionately known by family members and their friends as PePa. Dad lived his life to the fullest, loved his family and will be missed by all.
Delbert will be reunited with his wife; his father; his mother; his brothers, Leo, Alvin and Donnie; his sisters, Billie Loghry and Sue Elston; a grandson, Wade McDaniel; and a son-in-law, Wayne Williams, in heaven.
Survivors include a son, Harold McDaniel and wife Pat; two daughters, Connie McKinney and husband Roger and Janice Black and husband John; six grandkids, Casey McDaniel and wife Kathi, Ryan McKinney and wife Dee, Brent McKinney, Jessica Pershall and husband Cory, Jenna Gorman and husband Mark and James Black; 10 great-grandkids, Madison, Molly, Christi Beth, Joshua, Caleb, Ashby, Rachel, Riley, Micah and Alexis; and a brother, Dale McDaniel.
In lieu of flowers, give a loved one a hug and "Ahoy" from Delbert.
Special thanks to all at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Awesome people.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 6, 2015)
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Church at Quail Creek with Pastor Dale Moreland officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors provided by Volleys for Veterans. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St.
Delbert Allan McDaniel left Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2015, for Heaven to reunite with the love of his life, Mary Elizabeth Highfill McDaniel. He was born April 5, 1924, in Woodward, Okla., to William and Ernestine Shepherd McDaniel. Delbert was the oldest of their seven children. Delbert and Mary were married in the First Baptist Church of Mooreland, Okla., on Aug. 15, 1949, by the same minister who married her parents. Delbert's Baptist Christian values with a strong work ethic were taught to all. His generosity, compassion, understanding and love were given to all. He was always there for everyone with encouragement and kindness.
Dad was a survivor. He survived the Great Depression of the 1930's. As a World War II vet, he survived the sinking of his ship, the USS Princeton, in the Gulf of Leyte in the South Pacific. He survived the Woodward tornado of April 9, 1947, that took the lives of 169 people. As an independent trucker, he survived a near fatal trucking accident that left both of his legs with compound fractures and he survived the never ending parenting of three children.
Delbert took great pride in his service to his country as a World War II veteran and remained an active member in his ships association's publication, "The Tiger Rag." With family in tow from Woodward, he moved to Amarillo to open the first Beaver agency on north Polk in 1959. Delbert would later retire as one of its first and most tenured employees.
Family was what Dad was most proud of and all about. He was a loving and caring son, brother, uncle, cousin, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, and was affectionately known by family members and their friends as PePa. Dad lived his life to the fullest, loved his family and will be missed by all.
Delbert will be reunited with his wife; his father; his mother; his brothers, Leo, Alvin and Donnie; his sisters, Billie Loghry and Sue Elston; a grandson, Wade McDaniel; and a son-in-law, Wayne Williams, in heaven.
Survivors include a son, Harold McDaniel and wife Pat; two daughters, Connie McKinney and husband Roger and Janice Black and husband John; six grandkids, Casey McDaniel and wife Kathi, Ryan McKinney and wife Dee, Brent McKinney, Jessica Pershall and husband Cory, Jenna Gorman and husband Mark and James Black; 10 great-grandkids, Madison, Molly, Christi Beth, Joshua, Caleb, Ashby, Rachel, Riley, Micah and Alexis; and a brother, Dale McDaniel.
In lieu of flowers, give a loved one a hug and "Ahoy" from Delbert.
Special thanks to all at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Awesome people.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 6, 2015)
Delbert McDaniel, 91, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 3, 2015.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Church at Quail Creek with Pastor Dale Moreland officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors provided by Volleys for Veterans. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St.
Delbert Allan McDaniel left Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2015, for Heaven to reunite with the love of his life, Mary Elizabeth Highfill McDaniel. He was born April 5, 1924, in Woodward, Okla., to William and Ernestine Shepherd McDaniel. Delbert was the oldest of their seven children. Delbert and Mary were married in the First Baptist Church of Mooreland, Okla., on Aug. 15, 1949, by the same minister who married her parents. Delbert's Baptist Christian values with a strong work ethic were taught to all. His generosity, compassion, understanding and love were given to all. He was always there for everyone with encouragement and kindness.
Dad was a survivor. He survived the Great Depression of the 1930's. As a World War II vet, he survived the sinking of his ship, the USS Princeton, in the Gulf of Leyte in the South Pacific. He survived the Woodward tornado of April 9, 1947, that took the lives of 169 people. As an independent trucker, he survived a near fatal trucking accident that left both of his legs with compound fractures and he survived the never ending parenting of three children.
Delbert took great pride in his service to his country as a World War II veteran and remained an active member in his ships association's publication, "The Tiger Rag." With family in tow from Woodward, he moved to Amarillo to open the first Beaver agency on north Polk in 1959. Delbert would later retire as one of its first and most tenured employees.
Family was what Dad was most proud of and all about. He was a loving and caring son, brother, uncle, cousin, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, and was affectionately known by family members and their friends as PePa. Dad lived his life to the fullest, loved his family and will be missed by all.
Delbert will be reunited with his wife; his father; his mother; his brothers, Leo, Alvin and Donnie; his sisters, Billie Loghry and Sue Elston; a grandson, Wade McDaniel; and a son-in-law, Wayne Williams, in heaven.
Survivors include a son, Harold McDaniel and wife Pat; two daughters, Connie McKinney and husband Roger and Janice Black and husband John; six grandkids, Casey McDaniel and wife Kathi, Ryan McKinney and wife Dee, Brent McKinney, Jessica Pershall and husband Cory, Jenna Gorman and husband Mark and James Black; 10 great-grandkids, Madison, Molly, Christi Beth, Joshua, Caleb, Ashby, Rachel, Riley, Micah and Alexis; and a brother, Dale McDaniel.
In lieu of flowers, give a loved one a hug and "Ahoy" from Delbert.
Special thanks to all at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Awesome people.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 6, 2015)
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Church at Quail Creek with Pastor Dale Moreland officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors provided by Volleys for Veterans. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St.
Delbert Allan McDaniel left Monday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2015, for Heaven to reunite with the love of his life, Mary Elizabeth Highfill McDaniel. He was born April 5, 1924, in Woodward, Okla., to William and Ernestine Shepherd McDaniel. Delbert was the oldest of their seven children. Delbert and Mary were married in the First Baptist Church of Mooreland, Okla., on Aug. 15, 1949, by the same minister who married her parents. Delbert's Baptist Christian values with a strong work ethic were taught to all. His generosity, compassion, understanding and love were given to all. He was always there for everyone with encouragement and kindness.
Dad was a survivor. He survived the Great Depression of the 1930's. As a World War II vet, he survived the sinking of his ship, the USS Princeton, in the Gulf of Leyte in the South Pacific. He survived the Woodward tornado of April 9, 1947, that took the lives of 169 people. As an independent trucker, he survived a near fatal trucking accident that left both of his legs with compound fractures and he survived the never ending parenting of three children.
Delbert took great pride in his service to his country as a World War II veteran and remained an active member in his ships association's publication, "The Tiger Rag." With family in tow from Woodward, he moved to Amarillo to open the first Beaver agency on north Polk in 1959. Delbert would later retire as one of its first and most tenured employees.
Family was what Dad was most proud of and all about. He was a loving and caring son, brother, uncle, cousin, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, and was affectionately known by family members and their friends as PePa. Dad lived his life to the fullest, loved his family and will be missed by all.
Delbert will be reunited with his wife; his father; his mother; his brothers, Leo, Alvin and Donnie; his sisters, Billie Loghry and Sue Elston; a grandson, Wade McDaniel; and a son-in-law, Wayne Williams, in heaven.
Survivors include a son, Harold McDaniel and wife Pat; two daughters, Connie McKinney and husband Roger and Janice Black and husband John; six grandkids, Casey McDaniel and wife Kathi, Ryan McKinney and wife Dee, Brent McKinney, Jessica Pershall and husband Cory, Jenna Gorman and husband Mark and James Black; 10 great-grandkids, Madison, Molly, Christi Beth, Joshua, Caleb, Ashby, Rachel, Riley, Micah and Alexis; and a brother, Dale McDaniel.
In lieu of flowers, give a loved one a hug and "Ahoy" from Delbert.
Special thanks to all at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Awesome people.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 6, 2015)
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