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Homer T. Tyler

Services for Mr. Homer T. Tyler, 85, of Marshall will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in The Little Chapel By The Lake in Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, Texas. Rev. Ron Segers will officiate. Burial will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery following the service. Mr. Tyler passed away on April 29, 2007 in Marshall. Family visitation will be from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at the funeral home.

Mr. Tyler was born in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana to James J. and Paralee Hare Tyler. Mr. Tyler was a member of Victory Baptist Church of Marshall. He was employed by OXY Petroleum as an Oil Patch Supervisor. He retired on December 31, 1985, after 40 years of service. Mr. Tyler served in the United States Navy from June 1941 until October 1945.

Mr. Tyler is survived by three brothers: Doug Tyler of Kenner, Louisiana, Alton Tyler of Shreveport, Louisiana and Mark Tyler of Shreveport, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Kathryn Inez Stone Tyler; son Rodney Tyler; one brother Paul Tyler; and two sisters Loraine Tyler Sellers and Ruth Tyler Forrest.