Obituary of Joe Calley

Services for Joe W. Calley,Sr., 66, Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 4, at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup with the Reverend Rohn Boone officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup. Mr. Calley died Sunday, August 1, 2010, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born January 20, 1944, in Delight, Arkansas to the late Earl and Winona Henderson Calley. He was a longtime Troup resident and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Wright City. He retired from East Texas Crude in 2005. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Bill Calley. Mr. Calley married Norma Deshayes in Houston, September 24,1965. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Norma Calley, Troup; a son and daughter-in-law, Joe W. Calley, Jr. and Teresa Calley, Porter; daughter and son-in-law, Theressa and Bubba Tomlin and daughter and fiancé, Donna Rice and David Rose, all of Troup; brother, Michael Calley, Sr., Pittsburg; sisters, Joyce Wickham, Troup and Shirley Shields, Navasota; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Justin Calley, Cody James, and Ross Mayo and nephews, Michael Calley, Jr., Dakota Calley, and Cassidy Calley. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Tuesday, August 3.