William Wayne Marek, age 83, of Plano, Texas, passed away on August 3, 2017. He was born September 20, 1933, in Burlington, Texas to Walter and Aleta (Albert) Marek. On April 18, 1959, William married Jo Ellen Clayton in Ben Arnold, Texas. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. William was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Marek of Plano, Texas; stepson, Scott McConnell and wife Nesta of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Wynn McConnell and Dash McConnell of Austin, Texas; sister, Ruth White of San Antonio, Texas; many nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends.
William is preceded in death by his wife, Jo Ellen Marek; second wife, Nancy McConnell Marek; parents, Walter and Aleta Marek; siblings, Walter G. Marek and Allene Foshea.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends during a visitation being held one hour prior to the service on Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to: Plano Early Lion’s Club, Attn: Crippled Children’s Camp, P.O. Box 866262, Plano, Texas 75074, https://www.lcif.org/EN/support-our-work/donate-now.php or St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, UCC, 6464 East Lovers Lane, Dallas, Texas 75214,http://stpauluccdallas.org/index.html.