Cheshire, Walter Lee

KILGORE -- Services for Walter Lee Cheshire, 86, of Kilgore, 
will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 5, 2007, at the chapel of Rader 
Funeral Home. The Reverend Earl W. "Buddy" Duggins and the 
Reverend Byron Allen will officiate. Interment will follow in 
Kilgore City Cemetery. Mr. Cheshire died Monday, January 1, 
2007. Walter was born December 13, 1921, in Coleman, Texas, to 
the late Lee and Bertha Cheshire. He was a graduate of Kilgore 
High School, Kilgore College, and Texas Tech University, from 
which he earned his bachelor's degree in engineering. Mr. 
Cheshire was a pilot of a B24 during World War II, while serving 
in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a member of the Laird Hill 
Baptist Church and the American Legion. Walter retired from 
Guiberson Well Service in Kilgore, what is now Halliburton. His 
wife of 21 years, JoAnn Cheshire; and one brother, preceded him 
in death. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Jon Mark 
and Holly Cheshire of Malvern, Pa.; daughter and son-in-law, 
Sharon and Charles Jacob of Edmond, Okla.; stepson, Robert and 
Teresa Bagwell of Kilgore; stepson, Mark and Melody Bagwell of 
Kilgore; and stepdaughter, Felecia and Gary Allen of Troup. Other 
survivors include numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion. 
Visitation will be 6-7:30 Thursday evening, January 4, 2007, at 
the funeral home. Please leave online condolences at 
www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/4/2007.