Marceille Mary Pauling, age 91, died on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Waco, Texas. She was born in Lufkin, Texas, to William Thomas and Margaret Effie (Gann) McClendon, and was the youngest of five children.
Marceille was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Marie, sister, Evelyn, brother, Aaron and brother, W.T. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Major Charlie Pauling, U.S. Air Force, her son, Daniel and her daughter, Deborah ("Debbie").
She is survived by her granddaughters Heather and Holly, her great granddaughter, Lexi and her great grandson, Axel.
Marceille and Charlie were married in 1950. Charlie then served as a fighter pilot in Korea flying over 100 missions and named his plane "Marceille" which was painted on the plane. In the early 1960s, they were stationed in Okinawa, Japan, with their two children and were later stationed in Panama City, Florida. Charlie served until 1966, when he was killed in a plane which malfunctioned and crashed in Ohio. Marceille stayed strong in her Christian faith even after the unexpected deaths of her son and daughter in 2002 and 2005, respectively.
A graveside service will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Waco Memorial Cemetery where her husband, son and daughter are interred.
Obituary (edited) published online 21 October 2021 by Waco Memorial Funeral Home, Waco, Texas.
Marceille was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Marie, sister, Evelyn, brother, Aaron and brother, W.T. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Major Charlie Pauling, U.S. Air Force, her son, Daniel and her daughter, Deborah ("Debbie").
She is survived by her granddaughters Heather and Holly, her great granddaughter, Lexi and her great grandson, Axel.
Marceille and Charlie were married in 1950. Charlie then served as a fighter pilot in Korea flying over 100 missions and named his plane "Marceille" which was painted on the plane. In the early 1960s, they were stationed in Okinawa, Japan, with their two children and were later stationed in Panama City, Florida. Charlie served until 1966, when he was killed in a plane which malfunctioned and crashed in Ohio. Marceille stayed strong in her Christian faith even after the unexpected deaths of her son and daughter in 2002 and 2005, respectively.
A graveside service will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Waco Memorial Cemetery where her husband, son and daughter are interred.
Obituary (edited) published online 21 October 2021 by Waco Memorial Funeral Home, Waco, Texas.
Marceille Mary Pauling, age 91, died on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Waco, Texas. She was born in Lufkin, Texas, to William Thomas and Margaret Effie (Gann) McClendon, and was the youngest of five children.
Marceille was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Marie, sister, Evelyn, brother, Aaron and brother, W.T. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Major Charlie Pauling, U.S. Air Force, her son, Daniel and her daughter, Deborah ("Debbie").
She is survived by her granddaughters Heather and Holly, her great granddaughter, Lexi and her great grandson, Axel.
Marceille and Charlie were married in 1950. Charlie then served as a fighter pilot in Korea flying over 100 missions and named his plane "Marceille" which was painted on the plane. In the early 1960s, they were stationed in Okinawa, Japan, with their two children and were later stationed in Panama City, Florida. Charlie served until 1966, when he was killed in a plane which malfunctioned and crashed in Ohio. Marceille stayed strong in her Christian faith even after the unexpected deaths of her son and daughter in 2002 and 2005, respectively.
A graveside service will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Waco Memorial Cemetery where her husband, son and daughter are interred.
Obituary (edited) published online 21 October 2021 by Waco Memorial Funeral Home, Waco, Texas.
Marceille was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Marie, sister, Evelyn, brother, Aaron and brother, W.T. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Major Charlie Pauling, U.S. Air Force, her son, Daniel and her daughter, Deborah ("Debbie").
She is survived by her granddaughters Heather and Holly, her great granddaughter, Lexi and her great grandson, Axel.
Marceille and Charlie were married in 1950. Charlie then served as a fighter pilot in Korea flying over 100 missions and named his plane "Marceille" which was painted on the plane. In the early 1960s, they were stationed in Okinawa, Japan, with their two children and were later stationed in Panama City, Florida. Charlie served until 1966, when he was killed in a plane which malfunctioned and crashed in Ohio. Marceille stayed strong in her Christian faith even after the unexpected deaths of her son and daughter in 2002 and 2005, respectively.
A graveside service will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Waco Memorial Cemetery where her husband, son and daughter are interred.
Obituary (edited) published online 21 October 2021 by Waco Memorial Funeral Home, Waco, Texas.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
