Forrest W. Deck, 81, of Wichita Falls, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Cheryl Murray officiating. Burial will follow at Crestview Memorial Park with full military honors. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Friday evening at Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home.
He was born on June 12, 1932 in Stillwater, OK to the late George Deck and Roberta Dowell Deck. On November 28, 1964 he married Alice Peterson in Horace, ND. Mr. Deck retired from the U.S. Air Force at Sheppard Air Force Base in 1970. He then went on to work at Individual Development Center for 10 years and Union Square Credit Union for 8 years. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and did volunteer work at Interfaith Ministries, Meals on Wheels for and at the Sheppard Hospital Pharmacy.
Forrest loved to play golf and fish with his friends and family. He also enjoyed doing his daily crossword puzzles. He loved his family and being together with him.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Alice Deck; one daughter, Teri Deason and husband Matt of Wichita Falls; two granddaughters, Brooke Deason and Alison Deason of Wichita Falls. He was preceded in death by two brothers, John Deck and Maynard Deck, and one sister, Ruth Blue.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Wichita Falls Humane Society, P.O. Box 3648, Wichita Falls, TX 76301-0648.
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