FRANK FYKE

FORT WORTH -- Frank Carden Fyke, 91, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, 2008. Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday in the W. Ray Watson Chapel at University Baptist Church, 2720 Wabash Ave., Fort Worth, the Rev. Dr. Mark Woods, pastor of the church, and Mr. Bill Dodson, Col. Fyke's nephew, officiating. Military honors will follow the religious service. Col. Fyke will be laid to rest privately in A.W. Perry Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials: Consideration of contributions to University Baptist Church, in Col. Fyke's memory, is suggested. A native of Carrollton, Frank Carden Fyke was born Jan. 30, 1917, the son of Wade Hampton and Mary Squibb Fyke. In 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, 112th Cavalry, training at Fort Bliss and Fort Clark before being deployed to serve in the South Pacific Theater of World War II from 1942-45. He was wounded twice in battle, the last time as a captain while leading his troops on a reconnaissance mission as part of the Luzon campaign in the Philippines. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from active Army duty in 1960, having received decorations and awards including the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal and oak leaf cluster, and Purple Heart Medal and oak leaf cluster. From 1962-1969, Frank was administrative officer and chief of Plans and Management Division for the U.S. Air Force Plant Representative Office at General Dynamics in Fort Worth. He then served as chief of Administrative Services Division at the Army Plant Representative Office at Bell Helicopter Textron from 1969-1981 when he retired from Federal Civil Service. Frank was a devoted husband and father and an active member of University Baptist Church and his Sunday school class since 1964. Survivors: His loving wife of 63 years, Jeanette Barron Fyke; his daughter, Linda; his son, Frank Jr. and his wife, Linda; grandchildren, Jenny Bell and her husband, Joshua, Christina Daniel and her husband, Zach, and Amy Fyke; great-grandson, Isaiah Bell; and great-granddaughter, Sparrow Daniel. Robertson Mueller Harper Funerals & Cremations 1500 Eighth Ave., 817-924-4233 To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of FRANK FYKE please visit our Sympathy Store.