MAXIE ENDSLEY

FORT WORTH -- Maxie Harold "Mack" Endsley, 91, passed into eternity to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday evening, May 6, 2009. Funeral: He will be laid to rest privately next to his wife, Dottie, in Pioneer Cemetery, Graham. Mack was born Oct. 25, 1917, on the family farm in southwest Arkansas. After graduating from Bright Star High School as valedictorian, he attended business school in Tyler. Following graduation, he moved to Graham, he met his wife, Dottie Parks. Their marriage would last 66 years. Four months after their wedding, World War II was declared; Mack spent the next four years in Europe. Upon his return, he entered the automobile business, while Dottie focused on being a wife and mother. Mack and Dottie were an amazing couple. Their marriage was an example of mutual love, admiration, fidelity, caring and laughter. During their entire time together, no family member ever remembers a harsh work spoken. Many people who knew them said that they had the best marriage of anyone they had ever met. This bond lasted until the day Dottie passed away, May 31, 2008. In 1980, Mack and Dottie retired from the car business in Midland and moved to Lake Kiowa, near Gainesville. There, they spent 14 years traveling the world, playing bridge and enjoying their lakefront home. In 1994, they moved to Trinity Terrace in Fort Worth where they continued to play bridge and visit with their friends and neighbors. Mack's kindness, honesty, warm heart and love of laughter will be missed by all who knew them. His family wishes to thank Trinity Terrace, James L. West Special Care Center and Community Hospice of Texas for their continued, excellent care and compassion. Survivors: His son, Kirby G. Endsley and his wife, Shari; granddaughters, Elizabeth and Katherine Endsley; brother-in-law, Jim H. Parks; and several nieces and nephews and their families. Robertson Mueller Harper Funerals & Cremations 1500 Eighth Ave., 817-924-4233 To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of MAXIE ENDSLEY please visit our Sympathy Store.