Roy Wendell Durrett Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral Services for Roy Wendell Durrett, 81, of Rusk, will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 5, 2020 at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Marco Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Wofford Cemetery, Frankston, Texas. He passed away peacefully June 1, 2020. He was born October 26, 1938 in Lubbock, Texas to the late Joe and Oletha Durrett. He was raised in Muleshoe, Texas. He loved farming, fishing, and hunting and never met a stranger. He was a deacon and then became an ordained minister. He was also a Gideon, as well as chaplain for the state of Texas Square Dance Association. He is preceded in death by his parents, and his infant sons, John Weldon and Timothy Edell, and sister, Bobbie Bruney. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Paula Ann Durrett of Rusk, children, Roy Wayne and his wife Patricia Durrett of Rusk, Pamula Beth and her husband Clifford Threadgill of New Caney, David Joe and his wife Deborah Durrett of Dallas, grandchildren, Christina and Myron Moore, Candice and Bernard Finney, Krystal and Donnie Anderson, Sean and Amber Hunt, Kirstin and Brandon Shipley, David Durrett, Angel Durrett, great-grandchildren, 4 boys and 6 girls, brother, Troy Durrett as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 4, 2020 at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Branded by Christ Church, P.O.Box 347, Rusk, TX 75785 or to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 1-800-478-5833, online at stjude.org.

Roy Wendell Durrett

October 26, 1938 - June 1, 2020