Thurman W. "Buck" Folkes

Thurman W. “Buck” Folkes, 90, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016, at the Baytown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baytown.

Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at French Cemetery in Dayton. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton.

Buck was born April 15, 1926 in Hemphill, to parents; Willis M. and Johnnie V. Holcomb Folkes, a former resident of Liberty, and has resided in Dayton for the past 35 years. He was a veteran of the US Army with service during WW II, a member of Heights Baptist Church, and a retired driver for Dayton Vacuum. He also enjoyed wood working, fishing, and gardening.

Mr. Folkes was preceded in death by his parents, wife: Bernice Simmons Folkes, sons: Winston and Earl Folkes, daughter: Ann Simmons, brother: John W. Folkes, and sisters: Hazel Perkins, Wanda Taylor, Pauline Meeler, and Wilma Ewing. He is survived by daughter: Patricia Thompson, brother: Frank Folkes and wife Marilyn, sister: Kay Isaacks, granddaughter: Michelle Herndon and husband Ned, great-granddaughters: Barbara Jean and Landis Leann and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.