Silas Don McBee

Silas Don McBee, 67, of Skellytown, died September 24, 2014 in Skellytown. Graveside services will be at 3:00 PM Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa, with Steve Huckins, of In the Garden Ministries in Skellytown, officiating. Military honors are courtesy of the U. S. Marine Corps. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mr. McBee was born August 30, 1947 in Borger. He had been a lifelong resident of Skellytown. He married Mary Ann White on November 24, 1972 in Crabtree, Arkansas. Don was a heavy equipment operator with B & B Solvent for 20 years. He was a Baptist, and was a member of the VFW Post #1657 in Pampa. Don was veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps, serving during the Vietnam War and received the Cross of Gallantry, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. Don was preceded in death by his parents, William Haywood and Beadie Elizabeth Wheat McBee, two brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife, Mary McBee of the home; three sons, Don McBee, Jr. and wife Sarah of Twenty-Nine Palms, California, and Dewayne McBee and James McBee, both of Skellytown; two daughters, Angel McBee and Dallas McBee, both of Skellytown; two sisters, Doris Pickering and Wynona Thomas, both of Borger, and seven grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the American Cancer Society, c/o Gerry Caylor, 2130 Charles, Pampa, Texas 79065. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:30 PM Thursday at Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Home.