Services for Mr. Jack Herman Dyess, 87, of Ben Wheeler, were held Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Main Street Baptist Church in Grand Saline, with Bro. David Crain officiating.

Interment followed in Woodside Cemetery under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.

Mr. Dyess passed away Sep. 13, 2023, at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1935, in Grand Saline, to Herman Goddard & Vitae Lois Rucker Dyess. Jack graduated from Sabine High School, Class of 1953, attended Rice University on a football scholarship, and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Dyess retired from Eastman Kodak Company, as a chemical operator, after 23 years of service. He had lived in Ben Wheeler the last 20 years and was a member of Main Street Baptist Church in Grand Saline. Mr. Dyess was preceded in death by his parents, and son-in-law, Brian Taylor.

Survivors include his two sons, David and Buffy Dyess of White Oak, and Bobby and Kayla Dyess of Huntsville; daughter, Diane Taylor of Lake Charles, Louisiana; six grandchildren, David Dyess, Jr., Lindsay Dyess, Taryn Lorance and husband Gary, Carly Dyess, Bevyn Taylor, Shane Taylor, and wife, Elizabeth; three great-grandchildren, Tyson Lorance, Waylon Lorance, and Derek Dyess; and numerous other relatives and friends.

The pallbearers were Ron Boyett, Eugene Parker, Ronny Fisher, Jim Ross, Doug Thomason, and Lynn Melton.

Memorials may be made to Heart to Heart Hospice, hearttohearthospice.com.

The family received friends prior to the service Sept. 16 at the church.