Dewey Saunders Carlisle passed away peacefully in San Antonio on March 3, 2017, at the age of 87. Dewey was born in Uvalde on Sept. 21, 1929, to Acree Bishop Carlisle (Tio) and Edith Saunders Carlisle (Dutch). Dewey attended Getty Street Elementary School, West Main Street School and in 1946 he graduated from Uvalde High School. After high school, Dewey attended Southwest Texas Junior College, where he was honored with the Rainey Citizenship Award. Dewey graduated from SWTJC with an associate degree in 1948. After graduating, Dewey worked as a draftsman for Uvalde Lumber Company. On Oct. 11, 1950, Dewey enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, and gained the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 1952, Dewey served one year in the Korean War and was awarded the United Nations Service Medal (Korea), the Korean Service Medal, the Bronze Service Star, the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Service Medal. Dewey returned to the United States and received an honorable discharge at Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Oct. 10, 1954. Dewey is a member of the American Legion Post #26. Before being shipped overseas, Dewey telephoned his future father-in-law, Morris Oldham, and asked him for his daughter’s hand in marriage. After Morris agreed, Dewey asked if Morris would send her on a train to where he was stationed. Dewey married his beautiful bride, Martha Jane Oldham, on Dec. 5, 1951, in Riverside, California. Dewey and Martha enjoyed being married to each other for more than 65 years. Upon Dewey’s return to Uvalde in 1954, he joined Carlisle and Carlisle, a local construction firm owned by his father, Acree Carlisle, and his uncle, Herman Carlisle. In 1967, Dewey purchased the William F. Hare Insurance Agency and formed Carlisle Insurance and Real Estate. Dewey and Martha moved to San Antonio in the early 1980’s where Dewey was the exclusive real estate broker for a fourteen story condominium project in the San Antonio Medical Center, then known as Milam Towers, now known as 7701 Wurzbach. The project was developed by Brigadier General Kenneth R. Milam, and constructed by HB Zachary with the same modular construction as the Hilton Palacio del Rio on the San Antonio Riverwalk. After the project was completed, Dewey worked as a residential real estate appraiser in San Antonio, where he retired from Frost Bank at the age of 65. After Dewey retired, he and Martha traveled extensively throughout the western United States in their Mobile Scout travel trailer. Dewey enjoyed photographing the many vistas while visiting national parks and many other areas of interest, including several extended stays in Las Vegas. Dewey and Martha developed lasting friendships through their travels and membership in the Mobile Scout travel trailer club. Dewey was active in the Uvalde community through his service on the Uvalde City Council, where he served as mayor pro-tem; his service as a director on the Uvalde Memorial Hospital board; and his service to his church as a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Uvalde. Dewey was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Acree Bishop Carlisle Jr. of Houston; and his sister, Mary Jocelyn “Joy” Carlisle of Uvalde. Dewey is survived by his wife, Martha Oldham Carlisle; daughter Leigh Ann Irish and her husband, Lyn; son James A. Carlisle and his wife, Debi; and daughter Mary Christine Meyer and her husband, Mark. Dewey is also survived by eight grandchildren, Toni Richard, Will Sanderlin, Jessica Savoy and her husband, Clint, Brandon Carlisle, Brian Carlisle, Michael Carlisle, Easton Miller, and Bailey Miller; two great-grandchildren, Leona Savoy and Scarlett Sanderlin (Scarlett arrived on March 4th, the day after Dewey passed.) Dewey is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, as well as other dear friends and family too numerous to list. The family would like to thank Vitas Hospice, and the staff at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio for their tender care of Dewey during his final days.