John Baker Maag, 75, died Friday in a Wichita Falls hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Roger Deerinwater, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Crestview Memorial Park under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home.
Mr. Maag was born Sept. 18, 1920, in Archer County to Edward August Maag and Mable Baker Maag. He was a graduate of Wichita Falls in 1938 and attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. He served in then Army during World War II, stationed in the European Theatre. He was discharged as a tech sergeant.
While he was stationed over-seas, he helped organize a rodeo to entertain more that 15,000 Allied Forces in Furth, Bambert, Regensberg and Munich, Germany. He also competed in the rodeo and won the saddle bronc competition. He was awarded a silver horseshoe and belt buckle along with prize money.
He and Margaret E.Jentsch were married Oct. 26, 1947. He was a rancher and cattleman and worked for the MeGregor Ranch in Archer County for 36 years. He retired in 1987. He was an independent rancher in North Archer County after retiring from the McGregor Ranch.
He was a member and former president of the Archer County Rodeo Association. He was also a member and former commander of the Ira Jones Post No. 198 of the American Legion. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Margaret; two daughters , Sandra Reddell of Odessa, Texas, and Gayle Gaines of Colleyville, Texas ; a son, Lonnie C. of Wichita Falls, two brothers, Carter Douglas of Atlanta and Paul Thomas of Archer City; and six grandchildren.
Memories may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79174
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Roger Deerinwater, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Crestview Memorial Park under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home.
Mr. Maag was born Sept. 18, 1920, in Archer County to Edward August Maag and Mable Baker Maag. He was a graduate of Wichita Falls in 1938 and attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. He served in then Army during World War II, stationed in the European Theatre. He was discharged as a tech sergeant.
While he was stationed over-seas, he helped organize a rodeo to entertain more that 15,000 Allied Forces in Furth, Bambert, Regensberg and Munich, Germany. He also competed in the rodeo and won the saddle bronc competition. He was awarded a silver horseshoe and belt buckle along with prize money.
He and Margaret E.Jentsch were married Oct. 26, 1947. He was a rancher and cattleman and worked for the MeGregor Ranch in Archer County for 36 years. He retired in 1987. He was an independent rancher in North Archer County after retiring from the McGregor Ranch.
He was a member and former president of the Archer County Rodeo Association. He was also a member and former commander of the Ira Jones Post No. 198 of the American Legion. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Margaret; two daughters , Sandra Reddell of Odessa, Texas, and Gayle Gaines of Colleyville, Texas ; a son, Lonnie C. of Wichita Falls, two brothers, Carter Douglas of Atlanta and Paul Thomas of Archer City; and six grandchildren.
Memories may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79174
John Baker Maag, 75, died Friday in a Wichita Falls hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Roger Deerinwater, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Crestview Memorial Park under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home.
Mr. Maag was born Sept. 18, 1920, in Archer County to Edward August Maag and Mable Baker Maag. He was a graduate of Wichita Falls in 1938 and attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. He served in then Army during World War II, stationed in the European Theatre. He was discharged as a tech sergeant.
While he was stationed over-seas, he helped organize a rodeo to entertain more that 15,000 Allied Forces in Furth, Bambert, Regensberg and Munich, Germany. He also competed in the rodeo and won the saddle bronc competition. He was awarded a silver horseshoe and belt buckle along with prize money.
He and Margaret E.Jentsch were married Oct. 26, 1947. He was a rancher and cattleman and worked for the MeGregor Ranch in Archer County for 36 years. He retired in 1987. He was an independent rancher in North Archer County after retiring from the McGregor Ranch.
He was a member and former president of the Archer County Rodeo Association. He was also a member and former commander of the Ira Jones Post No. 198 of the American Legion. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Margaret; two daughters , Sandra Reddell of Odessa, Texas, and Gayle Gaines of Colleyville, Texas ; a son, Lonnie C. of Wichita Falls, two brothers, Carter Douglas of Atlanta and Paul Thomas of Archer City; and six grandchildren.
Memories may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79174
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Roger Deerinwater, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Crestview Memorial Park under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home.
Mr. Maag was born Sept. 18, 1920, in Archer County to Edward August Maag and Mable Baker Maag. He was a graduate of Wichita Falls in 1938 and attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. He served in then Army during World War II, stationed in the European Theatre. He was discharged as a tech sergeant.
While he was stationed over-seas, he helped organize a rodeo to entertain more that 15,000 Allied Forces in Furth, Bambert, Regensberg and Munich, Germany. He also competed in the rodeo and won the saddle bronc competition. He was awarded a silver horseshoe and belt buckle along with prize money.
He and Margaret E.Jentsch were married Oct. 26, 1947. He was a rancher and cattleman and worked for the MeGregor Ranch in Archer County for 36 years. He retired in 1987. He was an independent rancher in North Archer County after retiring from the McGregor Ranch.
He was a member and former president of the Archer County Rodeo Association. He was also a member and former commander of the Ira Jones Post No. 198 of the American Legion. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Margaret; two daughters , Sandra Reddell of Odessa, Texas, and Gayle Gaines of Colleyville, Texas ; a son, Lonnie C. of Wichita Falls, two brothers, Carter Douglas of Atlanta and Paul Thomas of Archer City; and six grandchildren.
Memories may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79174
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