R.E. Golightly, 80, of Garland passed away May 1, 2004. He was born at Merkel on December 29, 1923. The family moved to Floydada and he graduated from Floydada High School in 1942. He was an outstanding football player and champion Golden Glove boxer and an all- around athlete at FHS. He was a Sergeant in the Marines in World War II, and a Baptist.
R.E. married his high school sweetheart, Lula Lee Teal, of the Fairview Community in Floyd County, in 1945. A son, Mark, and a granddaughter, Holly, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Lee; a daughter, Linda Liston; a son Robert; two granddaughters, Heather and Jennie; and one grandson, Chad.
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Name: R E Golightly
Service Info.: SGT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1923
Death Date: 1 May 2004
Service Start Date: 19 Jul 1941
Interment Date: 5 May 2004
Cemetery: Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy Dallas, TX 75211
Buried At: Section 26 Site 826
R.E. married his high school sweetheart, Lula Lee Teal, of the Fairview Community in Floyd County, in 1945. A son, Mark, and a granddaughter, Holly, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Lee; a daughter, Linda Liston; a son Robert; two granddaughters, Heather and Jennie; and one grandson, Chad.
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Name: R E Golightly
Service Info.: SGT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1923
Death Date: 1 May 2004
Service Start Date: 19 Jul 1941
Interment Date: 5 May 2004
Cemetery: Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy Dallas, TX 75211
Buried At: Section 26 Site 826
R.E. Golightly, 80, of Garland passed away May 1, 2004. He was born at Merkel on December 29, 1923. The family moved to Floydada and he graduated from Floydada High School in 1942. He was an outstanding football player and champion Golden Glove boxer and an all- around athlete at FHS. He was a Sergeant in the Marines in World War II, and a Baptist.
R.E. married his high school sweetheart, Lula Lee Teal, of the Fairview Community in Floyd County, in 1945. A son, Mark, and a granddaughter, Holly, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Lee; a daughter, Linda Liston; a son Robert; two granddaughters, Heather and Jennie; and one grandson, Chad.
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Name: R E Golightly
Service Info.: SGT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1923
Death Date: 1 May 2004
Service Start Date: 19 Jul 1941
Interment Date: 5 May 2004
Cemetery: Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy Dallas, TX 75211
Buried At: Section 26 Site 826
R.E. married his high school sweetheart, Lula Lee Teal, of the Fairview Community in Floyd County, in 1945. A son, Mark, and a granddaughter, Holly, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Lee; a daughter, Linda Liston; a son Robert; two granddaughters, Heather and Jennie; and one grandson, Chad.
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Name: R E Golightly
Service Info.: SGT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1923
Death Date: 1 May 2004
Service Start Date: 19 Jul 1941
Interment Date: 5 May 2004
Cemetery: Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy Dallas, TX 75211
Buried At: Section 26 Site 826
Bio by: Janice Williams Langley
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