HURST — Ralph McCanlies, 81, a retired mechanic for Bell Helicopter, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan 4, 2003.
Funeral: 2 pm Friday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Texas Children Lions Camp in Kerrville, American Heart Association, 2401 Scott Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76103, or American Diabetes Association. P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Mr. McCanlies, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, was a devoted 'Lions Club member. He was very active in Children Lions Camp, a past t president of the River Oaks Lions Club, zone chairman for District 2E2, and a past member of the local Texas Lions Club Band. A lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, he also enjoyed restoring antique pump organs in his retirement years.
Survivors: wife of 60 years, Kathryn McCanties; daughters, Barbara Bamberg and husband, Jim Knight and Susan Gough and husband, Pat; grandchildren, Todd Bamberg and wife, Deborah and Hayley Gough; sisters, Betty Coleman and Helen Wolter; brother, John McCanlies and wife, Marilyn; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville (817) 498-5894
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 6, 2003
Funeral: 2 pm Friday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Texas Children Lions Camp in Kerrville, American Heart Association, 2401 Scott Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76103, or American Diabetes Association. P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Mr. McCanlies, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, was a devoted 'Lions Club member. He was very active in Children Lions Camp, a past t president of the River Oaks Lions Club, zone chairman for District 2E2, and a past member of the local Texas Lions Club Band. A lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, he also enjoyed restoring antique pump organs in his retirement years.
Survivors: wife of 60 years, Kathryn McCanties; daughters, Barbara Bamberg and husband, Jim Knight and Susan Gough and husband, Pat; grandchildren, Todd Bamberg and wife, Deborah and Hayley Gough; sisters, Betty Coleman and Helen Wolter; brother, John McCanlies and wife, Marilyn; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville (817) 498-5894
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 6, 2003
HURST — Ralph McCanlies, 81, a retired mechanic for Bell Helicopter, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan 4, 2003.
Funeral: 2 pm Friday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Texas Children Lions Camp in Kerrville, American Heart Association, 2401 Scott Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76103, or American Diabetes Association. P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Mr. McCanlies, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, was a devoted 'Lions Club member. He was very active in Children Lions Camp, a past t president of the River Oaks Lions Club, zone chairman for District 2E2, and a past member of the local Texas Lions Club Band. A lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, he also enjoyed restoring antique pump organs in his retirement years.
Survivors: wife of 60 years, Kathryn McCanties; daughters, Barbara Bamberg and husband, Jim Knight and Susan Gough and husband, Pat; grandchildren, Todd Bamberg and wife, Deborah and Hayley Gough; sisters, Betty Coleman and Helen Wolter; brother, John McCanlies and wife, Marilyn; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville (817) 498-5894
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 6, 2003
Funeral: 2 pm Friday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Texas Children Lions Camp in Kerrville, American Heart Association, 2401 Scott Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76103, or American Diabetes Association. P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Mr. McCanlies, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, was a devoted 'Lions Club member. He was very active in Children Lions Camp, a past t president of the River Oaks Lions Club, zone chairman for District 2E2, and a past member of the local Texas Lions Club Band. A lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, he also enjoyed restoring antique pump organs in his retirement years.
Survivors: wife of 60 years, Kathryn McCanties; daughters, Barbara Bamberg and husband, Jim Knight and Susan Gough and husband, Pat; grandchildren, Todd Bamberg and wife, Deborah and Hayley Gough; sisters, Betty Coleman and Helen Wolter; brother, John McCanlies and wife, Marilyn; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville (817) 498-5894
Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 6, 2003
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