1929
Dale
2016
Dale Edward Stark
May 30, 1929 — March 10, 2016
Dale Edward Stark, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2016.
A Military Honor graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Ricky VanPay.
Born in Lisbon, Ohio, on May 30, 1929, he was the son of Fred Stark and Lydia McCorkhill Stark. Dale loved his family and spending summers with them in Ohio. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed bowling. Dale was a proud Aggie Paw who loved Aggie football and the Dallas Cowboys. He retired from Allied Chemical in Orange and served in the United States Navy.
He was preceded in death by his Parents; first wife, Opal Thornton Stark; Parents-in-law, Floye and Arnold Thornton, and Velma and James Sellers, Sr.; brothers, William, Wilbur, and Melvin Stark; sisters, Florence McCartney and Ada Barborak.
He is survived by his Wife of almost 27 years, Meredith Sellers Stark; Children, Kathy Ocraman Henson, of Orange, and Letha Ocraman Irving and husband Robert, Sr., of Hemphill; Grandchildren, Victoria Irving Gregg and husband Tyler, of Garland, Ilyssa Irving Condra and husband Ross, of San Antonio, and Robert Irving, Jr., of College Station; Godchildren, Tom Kenon Perry and Hillary Joyce Perry DeBord; and his Sisters, Pearl Manns, of Rensselaer, Indiana and Katherine Meissner and husband John, of Salem, Ohio; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Irving, Sr., Robert Irving, Jr., Tyler Gregg, Ross Condra, Tom Kenon Perry and Josh Marhofer.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Dr. Laurence Rice for the Houston Methodist Foundation for Myeloma Research F.B.O., at 6550 Fannin St #1101, Houston, TX 77030.
A Military Honor graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be his nephew, Reverend Ricky VanPay.
Born in Lisbon, Ohio, on May 30, 1929, he was the son of Fred Stark and Lydia McCorkhill Stark. Dale loved his family and spending summers with them in Ohio. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed bowling. Dale was a proud Aggie Paw who loved Aggie football and the Dallas Cowboys. He retired from Allied Chemical in Orange and served in the United States Navy.
He was preceded in death by his Parents; first wife, Opal Thornton Stark; Parents-in-law, Floye and Arnold Thornton, and Velma and James Sellers, Sr.; brothers, William, Wilbur, and Melvin Stark; sisters, Florence McCartney and Ada Barborak.
He is survived by his Wife of almost 27 years, Meredith Sellers Stark; Children, Kathy Ocraman Henson, of Orange, and Letha Ocraman Irving and husband Robert, Sr., of Hemphill; Grandchildren, Victoria Irving Gregg and husband Tyler, of Garland, Ilyssa Irving Condra and husband Ross, of San Antonio, and Robert Irving, Jr., of College Station; Godchildren, Tom Kenon Perry and Hillary Joyce Perry DeBord; and his Sisters, Pearl Manns, of Rensselaer, Indiana and Katherine Meissner and husband John, of Salem, Ohio; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Irving, Sr., Robert Irving, Jr., Tyler Gregg, Ross Condra, Tom Kenon Perry and Josh Marhofer.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Dr. Laurence Rice for the Houston Methodist Foundation for Myeloma Research F.B.O., at 6550 Fannin St #1101, Houston, TX 77030.
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