John

Tye

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IN LOVING MEMORY

John Tye

Aug 25 1933 - Jan 20 2020

John Tye of Anna, Texas passed away on January 20, 2020 at the age of 86.  He was born on August 25, 1933 to John and Mary (Warren) Tye in Knapp, Texas. John’s family moved from West Texas when he was a young boy. He went to work at the age of fourteen for the local union and built the Southland Life buildings. John then went on to work for his uncle at the age of sixteen helping to build the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas, Texas. He married Doris Justice in 1981 in Oklahoma. John worked for Trinity Trucking as a Safety Director and retired in 1998. He started John Tye Pilot Car Services, which he operated until October 2019. John loved steer wrestling, the friends he made at work, quail hunting and crappie fishing with Wally.

John is survived by his wife, Doris Tye; daughter, Tammy Tye; sons, Tommy Tye and Wally Marshall; grandchildren, Wendy Sutton and Lesli Marshall; sisters, Yvonne Samples, Peggy Hockett and numerous other loving family and friends. 

He is proceeded in death by his parents; great friends, Billy Bob Robinson, Kenny Rich, Widdlin’ George, Big John, Ralph Banks, Mickey Loch.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. The family will receive friends during a visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m..

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