Individual Details
Willard Francis Tye
(24 Aug 1915 - 7 Jan 1994)
Willard F. Tye, a retired Air Force master sergeant, died Friday, January 7, 1994 at a North Richland Hills nursing home. He was 78.
Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday, January 10,at Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth.
Masonic graveside service with military honors will be in Tye Cemetery in Burleson.
Mr. Tye was born in Paducah and had lived in Hurst since 1968. He entered the army in 1942 and the Air Force in 1949. He served in Europe, Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Panama Canal Zone. He was a member of Hurst Masonic Lodge, the Knights Templar, Worth Commandry 19, Fort Worth Scottish Rites and Mosiah Shrine Temple. He was a charter member of the Legion of Honor. He was also a member of Easter Star 1099, Veterans of Foreign Wars 4695 and the Benevolent Order of Elks Lodge 124.
Survivors include his wife Nellie, Hurst; two sons, Ronnie Tye of Pearl, Miss., and Jimmy Tye of Arlington, and one grandchild.
Published: FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM (TX) Sunday, January 9, 1994
Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday, January 10,at Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth.
Masonic graveside service with military honors will be in Tye Cemetery in Burleson.
Mr. Tye was born in Paducah and had lived in Hurst since 1968. He entered the army in 1942 and the Air Force in 1949. He served in Europe, Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Panama Canal Zone. He was a member of Hurst Masonic Lodge, the Knights Templar, Worth Commandry 19, Fort Worth Scottish Rites and Mosiah Shrine Temple. He was a charter member of the Legion of Honor. He was also a member of Easter Star 1099, Veterans of Foreign Wars 4695 and the Benevolent Order of Elks Lodge 124.
Survivors include his wife Nellie, Hurst; two sons, Ronnie Tye of Pearl, Miss., and Jimmy Tye of Arlington, and one grandchild.
Published: FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM (TX) Sunday, January 9, 1994
Events
| Birth | 24 Aug 1915 | Paducah, Cottle County, Texas | |||
| Marriage | 10 Sep 1988 | Tarrant County, Texas - Nellie Pauline Harmond | |||
| Death | 7 Jan 1994 | Hurst, Tarrant County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Como Cemetery, Hopkins County, Texas |  |
Families
| Spouse | Nellie Pauline Harmond (1932 - 2013) |
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