Individual Details

William Walter "Shorty" Tyner

(9 Jan 1908 - 11 Apr 1998)

Amarillo Sunday News Globe, Amarillo, Texas, Sunday, April 12, 1998, Page 26, Col. 2: Memphis---Walter "Shorty" Tyner, 90, died Saturday, April 11, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. O. K. Bowen officiating. Music will be provided by Ruth Land, organist, and Ray Batson, soloist. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Spicer Funeral Home. Mr. Tyner was born in Farmersville. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He had been employed by the state highway department for many years. He married Leota Wines in 1957 at Childress. He is survived by his wife. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family request memorials be to a favorite charity.

Inscription: TEC 5 US Army, World War II.

Events

Birth9 Jan 1908Farmersville, Collin Co., Texas
Residence1910Farmersville, Collin Co., Texas
Residence1920Justice Precinct 4, Knox, Texas
Residence1920Haskell, Haskell Co., Texas
Residence1930Precinct 3, Hall Co., Texas
Residence1 Apr 1940Estelline, Hall Co., Texas
Marriage1957Childress, Childress Co., Texas - Alpha Leota Wines
Death11 Apr 1998Memphis, Hall Co., Texas
BurialFairview Cemetery, Memphis, Hall Co., Texas
ResidenceTexas

Families

SpouseAlpha Leota Wines (1917 - 2008)

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