Dalton E. "Skip" Tynes, 75, of Waco, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, in Waco. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with the Rev. Ed Karasek officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery near West. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Dalton Eugene was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Luther William and Alma Gates (Scott) Tynes. He graduated from La Vega High School and Providence Hospital School of Nursing in 1955, as a Registered Nurse. He also attended Texas A & I in Kingsville, and TCU in Ft. Worth. On Feb. 11, 1955, he was united in marriage to Joyce Marie Cocek. He worked for the Providence Emergency Room after his graduation and then later went to work for the Waco Veterans Administration for over 30 years until his retirement in 1990. Dalton "Skip" served as Mayor for the City of Northcrest in the early 1980s. He loved to takes pictures, especially of his grandchildren and his two baby dogs, Fritz and Freda. He enjoyed taking pictures, reading, and coaching Little League Baseball. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 1358 of Waco.
He is preceded in death by his siblings.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 53 years, Joyce Tynes, of Waco; sons, William Tynes, of Waco, Phillip Tynes and wife, Tracy, of Chalk Bluff, and Blake Tynes, of Austin; daughters, Dalene London and husband, Carl, of Lorena, and Ann Goldsmith and husband, Michael, of Waco; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; his baby dogs, Fritz and Freda; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/11/2008...Q2
Dalton Eugene was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Luther William and Alma Gates (Scott) Tynes. He graduated from La Vega High School and Providence Hospital School of Nursing in 1955, as a Registered Nurse. He also attended Texas A & I in Kingsville, and TCU in Ft. Worth. On Feb. 11, 1955, he was united in marriage to Joyce Marie Cocek. He worked for the Providence Emergency Room after his graduation and then later went to work for the Waco Veterans Administration for over 30 years until his retirement in 1990. Dalton "Skip" served as Mayor for the City of Northcrest in the early 1980s. He loved to takes pictures, especially of his grandchildren and his two baby dogs, Fritz and Freda. He enjoyed taking pictures, reading, and coaching Little League Baseball. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 1358 of Waco.
He is preceded in death by his siblings.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 53 years, Joyce Tynes, of Waco; sons, William Tynes, of Waco, Phillip Tynes and wife, Tracy, of Chalk Bluff, and Blake Tynes, of Austin; daughters, Dalene London and husband, Carl, of Lorena, and Ann Goldsmith and husband, Michael, of Waco; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; his baby dogs, Fritz and Freda; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/11/2008...Q2
Dalton E. "Skip" Tynes, 75, of Waco, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008, in Waco. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with the Rev. Ed Karasek officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery near West. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Dalton Eugene was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Luther William and Alma Gates (Scott) Tynes. He graduated from La Vega High School and Providence Hospital School of Nursing in 1955, as a Registered Nurse. He also attended Texas A & I in Kingsville, and TCU in Ft. Worth. On Feb. 11, 1955, he was united in marriage to Joyce Marie Cocek. He worked for the Providence Emergency Room after his graduation and then later went to work for the Waco Veterans Administration for over 30 years until his retirement in 1990. Dalton "Skip" served as Mayor for the City of Northcrest in the early 1980s. He loved to takes pictures, especially of his grandchildren and his two baby dogs, Fritz and Freda. He enjoyed taking pictures, reading, and coaching Little League Baseball. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 1358 of Waco.
He is preceded in death by his siblings.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 53 years, Joyce Tynes, of Waco; sons, William Tynes, of Waco, Phillip Tynes and wife, Tracy, of Chalk Bluff, and Blake Tynes, of Austin; daughters, Dalene London and husband, Carl, of Lorena, and Ann Goldsmith and husband, Michael, of Waco; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; his baby dogs, Fritz and Freda; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/11/2008...Q2
Dalton Eugene was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Luther William and Alma Gates (Scott) Tynes. He graduated from La Vega High School and Providence Hospital School of Nursing in 1955, as a Registered Nurse. He also attended Texas A & I in Kingsville, and TCU in Ft. Worth. On Feb. 11, 1955, he was united in marriage to Joyce Marie Cocek. He worked for the Providence Emergency Room after his graduation and then later went to work for the Waco Veterans Administration for over 30 years until his retirement in 1990. Dalton "Skip" served as Mayor for the City of Northcrest in the early 1980s. He loved to takes pictures, especially of his grandchildren and his two baby dogs, Fritz and Freda. He enjoyed taking pictures, reading, and coaching Little League Baseball. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 1358 of Waco.
He is preceded in death by his siblings.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 53 years, Joyce Tynes, of Waco; sons, William Tynes, of Waco, Phillip Tynes and wife, Tracy, of Chalk Bluff, and Blake Tynes, of Austin; daughters, Dalene London and husband, Carl, of Lorena, and Ann Goldsmith and husband, Michael, of Waco; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; his baby dogs, Fritz and Freda; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/11/2008...Q2
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