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David Myers '50 August 19, 2015 8:21 AM updated: August 19, 2015 8:29 AM
Bates Cooper Sloan Funeral Home obituary
2805 S Jefferson St.
Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455
Phone: (903) 572-3621
David "Babe" Jennings Myers
Born: February 18, 1926
Died: August 16, 2015
David Jennings “Babe” Myers was born on February 18, 1926 in Lone Star Community, Cookville, Titus County, Texas to David Calvin and Louise Lee Myers. He received his nickname from his maternal grandmother, Georgia Ann Jennings Lee. When he was born, she said he was the prettiest “Babe” ever born in Titus County. He was born on the land settled by his grandfather and great-grandmother, James Washington and Katherine Pugh Myers, when they came from Bolivar, Tennessee in 1857. He is the last surviving grandchild of James Washington and Martha Sophia Hays Myers.
Babe started school at Lone Star Community. At that time there was a 2-story building with the school on the first floor and the Woodman of the World Lodge Hall upstairs. He also went to school in Cookville and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1943.
He entered the Navy in May of 1944 and was assigned to the USS Hope AH 7 which sailed in the Pacific Theatre. This was a Navy ship with an Army medical detachment. They sailed in and out of the islands during the WW II battles picking up wounded soldiers. He was a part of the Okinawa and Philippine liberations. Medals he received were: Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic – Pacific Campaign Medal and Philippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon. Rank on discharge, February 22, 1946, was CM3c.
After the war, he attended Texas A&M College in College Station, Texas on the G.I. Bill and majored in Mechanical Engineering. In 1947 he married Lonia Rose Dale of Omaha. He said she had been his girlfriend since the 3rd grade. They have been married for 68 years. Three girls were born: Jennifer, Mary Ann and Cookie.
After college he went to work for the Highway Department, A. J. Boynton Engineering and then Lone Star Steel in June 1951. He started as a draftsman, then Project Engineer and later promoted to Chief Mechanical Engineer, the position he held upon retirement in 1985. He traveled to many countries for LSS and in 1957 purchased a stretch-reducing mill in Germany that is still in use today. After retirement in 1985, he was under contract with LSS as independent contractor / consultant until around 2013. US Steel continued consulting with him until 2 years ago.
He has been a member of Highland Park Baptist Church since 1951 and a deacon since February 1955. He was the architect / general contractor for the construction of the church, built in 1956, on West 10th Street. He was a 65 year member of the David Elliott Lodge #364, past member of the Gideons of Mt. Pleasant, served as member and president on the MPISD School Board for 12 years, member on NTCC Board of Directors for 6 years and owner of Myers International Tractor after retirement from LSS. He also tutored a number of high school and college students in algebra during his adult life. His favorite pastime was working at the farm.
David, known as “Big Daddy” to his grandchildren, is survived by his wife, Lonia Rose Dale Myers; 3 daughters and sons-in-law – Jennifer Myers Vanderveer, Bobby Joe and Mary Ann Myers Spearman and Richard and Cookie Myers Chambers; 2 granddaughters – Tammy Ford and Karen Bishop Perkins; 3 great granddaughters and 7 great-great grandchildren.
He is preceeded in death by his parents; David Calvin and Louise Lee Myers and a sister, Martha Myers Lowe.
Funeral services for David will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Highland Park Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Lone Star Cemetery in the Cookville Community. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Highland Park Baptist Church.
The family of David J. Myers wishes to convey its deepest appreciation to the staff of Pleasant Springs Healthcare Center and Cypress Basis Hospice for the attentive and reverential care of our beloved husband and father. We are grateful for the many friends who have expressed their concern during these final days.
2805 S Jefferson St.
Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455
Phone: (903) 572-3621
David "Babe" Jennings Myers
Born: February 18, 1926
Died: August 16, 2015
David Jennings “Babe” Myers was born on February 18, 1926 in Lone Star Community, Cookville, Titus County, Texas to David Calvin and Louise Lee Myers. He received his nickname from his maternal grandmother, Georgia Ann Jennings Lee. When he was born, she said he was the prettiest “Babe” ever born in Titus County. He was born on the land settled by his grandfather and great-grandmother, James Washington and Katherine Pugh Myers, when they came from Bolivar, Tennessee in 1857. He is the last surviving grandchild of James Washington and Martha Sophia Hays Myers.
Babe started school at Lone Star Community. At that time there was a 2-story building with the school on the first floor and the Woodman of the World Lodge Hall upstairs. He also went to school in Cookville and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1943.
He entered the Navy in May of 1944 and was assigned to the USS Hope AH 7 which sailed in the Pacific Theatre. This was a Navy ship with an Army medical detachment. They sailed in and out of the islands during the WW II battles picking up wounded soldiers. He was a part of the Okinawa and Philippine liberations. Medals he received were: Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic – Pacific Campaign Medal and Philippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon. Rank on discharge, February 22, 1946, was CM3c.
After the war, he attended Texas A&M College in College Station, Texas on the G.I. Bill and majored in Mechanical Engineering. In 1947 he married Lonia Rose Dale of Omaha. He said she had been his girlfriend since the 3rd grade. They have been married for 68 years. Three girls were born: Jennifer, Mary Ann and Cookie.
After college he went to work for the Highway Department, A. J. Boynton Engineering and then Lone Star Steel in June 1951. He started as a draftsman, then Project Engineer and later promoted to Chief Mechanical Engineer, the position he held upon retirement in 1985. He traveled to many countries for LSS and in 1957 purchased a stretch-reducing mill in Germany that is still in use today. After retirement in 1985, he was under contract with LSS as independent contractor / consultant until around 2013. US Steel continued consulting with him until 2 years ago.
He has been a member of Highland Park Baptist Church since 1951 and a deacon since February 1955. He was the architect / general contractor for the construction of the church, built in 1956, on West 10th Street. He was a 65 year member of the David Elliott Lodge #364, past member of the Gideons of Mt. Pleasant, served as member and president on the MPISD School Board for 12 years, member on NTCC Board of Directors for 6 years and owner of Myers International Tractor after retirement from LSS. He also tutored a number of high school and college students in algebra during his adult life. His favorite pastime was working at the farm.
David, known as “Big Daddy” to his grandchildren, is survived by his wife, Lonia Rose Dale Myers; 3 daughters and sons-in-law – Jennifer Myers Vanderveer, Bobby Joe and Mary Ann Myers Spearman and Richard and Cookie Myers Chambers; 2 granddaughters – Tammy Ford and Karen Bishop Perkins; 3 great granddaughters and 7 great-great grandchildren.
He is preceeded in death by his parents; David Calvin and Louise Lee Myers and a sister, Martha Myers Lowe.
Funeral services for David will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Highland Park Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Lone Star Cemetery in the Cookville Community. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Highland Park Baptist Church.
The family of David J. Myers wishes to convey its deepest appreciation to the staff of Pleasant Springs Healthcare Center and Cypress Basis Hospice for the attentive and reverential care of our beloved husband and father. We are grateful for the many friends who have expressed their concern during these final days.
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