Thomas W. Revelle Sr., 74, of the Garretts Bluff community passed from this life Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Paris Regional Medical Center.
A service in celebration of his life is to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 in the chapel of Starrett Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Gantt officiating. Following the service, a motorcycle cortege is to take his remains home to Garretts Bluff, where a brief gathering of friends is planned.
The family is to receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 23 at the funeral home.
He was born July 5, 1935, in North Carolina, a son of Charles Howard and Nora Wencker Revelle. He married Noel Cain in 1957 in Durant, Okla. She preceded him in death in October 2000. He was a graduate of Allen Military Academy in Bryan. He was a retired rancher, but had earlier worked as a policeman and as a computer technician for IBM, and had worked in the Special Optics Division of Texas Instruments. He was a fisherman and enjoyed bass tournaments, and was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. He was a private pilot and a lover of animals. His happiest moments were spent doing good for others.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Ann Vredenburgh; and a grandson, Nicolas Countryman.
Survivors include a son, Thomas (Tommy) Revelle Jr. and wife, Cathy, of Garretts Bluff; a daughter, Michele Reeves of Garretts Bluff; six grandchildren, Kyler Sisson, Hunter Sisson, Jamie Vredenburgh, Jason Vredenburgh, Cailey Whitson and Carrie Whitson; a sister-in-law, Lynn Rogers and husband, Mark; a niece, Krispen Kaiser; and his beloved canine friend and companion, Henry.
Named as honorary pallbearers are Weldon Love and the members of the Cossacks M.C.
Published April 22, 2010 in The Paris News, Paris, Texas.
A service in celebration of his life is to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 in the chapel of Starrett Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Gantt officiating. Following the service, a motorcycle cortege is to take his remains home to Garretts Bluff, where a brief gathering of friends is planned.
The family is to receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 23 at the funeral home.
He was born July 5, 1935, in North Carolina, a son of Charles Howard and Nora Wencker Revelle. He married Noel Cain in 1957 in Durant, Okla. She preceded him in death in October 2000. He was a graduate of Allen Military Academy in Bryan. He was a retired rancher, but had earlier worked as a policeman and as a computer technician for IBM, and had worked in the Special Optics Division of Texas Instruments. He was a fisherman and enjoyed bass tournaments, and was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. He was a private pilot and a lover of animals. His happiest moments were spent doing good for others.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Ann Vredenburgh; and a grandson, Nicolas Countryman.
Survivors include a son, Thomas (Tommy) Revelle Jr. and wife, Cathy, of Garretts Bluff; a daughter, Michele Reeves of Garretts Bluff; six grandchildren, Kyler Sisson, Hunter Sisson, Jamie Vredenburgh, Jason Vredenburgh, Cailey Whitson and Carrie Whitson; a sister-in-law, Lynn Rogers and husband, Mark; a niece, Krispen Kaiser; and his beloved canine friend and companion, Henry.
Named as honorary pallbearers are Weldon Love and the members of the Cossacks M.C.
Published April 22, 2010 in The Paris News, Paris, Texas.
Thomas W. Revelle Sr., 74, of the Garretts Bluff community passed from this life Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Paris Regional Medical Center.
A service in celebration of his life is to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 in the chapel of Starrett Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Gantt officiating. Following the service, a motorcycle cortege is to take his remains home to Garretts Bluff, where a brief gathering of friends is planned.
The family is to receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 23 at the funeral home.
He was born July 5, 1935, in North Carolina, a son of Charles Howard and Nora Wencker Revelle. He married Noel Cain in 1957 in Durant, Okla. She preceded him in death in October 2000. He was a graduate of Allen Military Academy in Bryan. He was a retired rancher, but had earlier worked as a policeman and as a computer technician for IBM, and had worked in the Special Optics Division of Texas Instruments. He was a fisherman and enjoyed bass tournaments, and was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. He was a private pilot and a lover of animals. His happiest moments were spent doing good for others.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Ann Vredenburgh; and a grandson, Nicolas Countryman.
Survivors include a son, Thomas (Tommy) Revelle Jr. and wife, Cathy, of Garretts Bluff; a daughter, Michele Reeves of Garretts Bluff; six grandchildren, Kyler Sisson, Hunter Sisson, Jamie Vredenburgh, Jason Vredenburgh, Cailey Whitson and Carrie Whitson; a sister-in-law, Lynn Rogers and husband, Mark; a niece, Krispen Kaiser; and his beloved canine friend and companion, Henry.
Named as honorary pallbearers are Weldon Love and the members of the Cossacks M.C.
Published April 22, 2010 in The Paris News, Paris, Texas.
A service in celebration of his life is to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 in the chapel of Starrett Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Gantt officiating. Following the service, a motorcycle cortege is to take his remains home to Garretts Bluff, where a brief gathering of friends is planned.
The family is to receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 23 at the funeral home.
He was born July 5, 1935, in North Carolina, a son of Charles Howard and Nora Wencker Revelle. He married Noel Cain in 1957 in Durant, Okla. She preceded him in death in October 2000. He was a graduate of Allen Military Academy in Bryan. He was a retired rancher, but had earlier worked as a policeman and as a computer technician for IBM, and had worked in the Special Optics Division of Texas Instruments. He was a fisherman and enjoyed bass tournaments, and was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. He was a private pilot and a lover of animals. His happiest moments were spent doing good for others.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Ann Vredenburgh; and a grandson, Nicolas Countryman.
Survivors include a son, Thomas (Tommy) Revelle Jr. and wife, Cathy, of Garretts Bluff; a daughter, Michele Reeves of Garretts Bluff; six grandchildren, Kyler Sisson, Hunter Sisson, Jamie Vredenburgh, Jason Vredenburgh, Cailey Whitson and Carrie Whitson; a sister-in-law, Lynn Rogers and husband, Mark; a niece, Krispen Kaiser; and his beloved canine friend and companion, Henry.
Named as honorary pallbearers are Weldon Love and the members of the Cossacks M.C.
Published April 22, 2010 in The Paris News, Paris, Texas.
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