Day Jr., Caro Lee

Graveside services for Caro Lee Day Jr., 94, of Longview, will be 
10 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2007, at Rosewood Park, to be followed by 
a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Winterfield United Methodist 
Church. The Rev. Rita Sims will officiate each service under the 
direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview.

Mr. Day was born on August 28, 1912, in Slocum, to Caro Lee and 
Sadie Walters Day. Mr. Day graduated from Palestine High School. 
Later he attended Lon Morris College and Sam Houston State 
University, where he obtained his teaching certificate. He taught 
at several schools in the Anderson County area. He coached 
basketball at Cayuga, where they won the State Basketball 
Championship in 1947. He retired as safety engineer from Hughes 
Tool Company after more than 25 years of service.  

Mr. Day was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather 
and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents; 
wife, of more than 70 years, Lola Mae; sisters, Marie and Eloise; 
and a brother, Walters Day.

He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Billie Jo and Joe 
Holmes of Oklahoma City, Okla.; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and 
Frances Day of Longview; two grandsons, Zachary and Nathan Day of 
Longview; one granddaughter, Sheri Taggart and her husband, Lynn, 
of Oklahoma City, Okla.;  as well as two great-grandchildren, John 
and Jace Taggart.  

Pallbearers will be Phillip Day, Cody Day, Dan Day, Benjamin Day, 
Ian Day, Zachary Day, Nathan Day and Joe Holmes.  

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in honor of Mr. Day to 
Asbury House Child Enrichment Center, 320 S. Center St., Longview, 
Texas 75601, or Winterfield United Methodist Church Building 
Endowment Fund, 2616 Tryon Road, Longview, Texas 75605.

A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/6/2007.