Horace Maclin,

Memorial services for Horace Milton Maclin, Jr. will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 4:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler with Dr. Darryle Dunks officiating. Mr. Maclin passed away in Tyler on April 23, 2008 at the age of 78 after a lengthy and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease and congestive heart failure. Milt, as he was called, was born in Waxahachie, Texas on October 9, 1929, just 20 days before the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression. Raised as the only child of Rosalie Rhymes Maclin and Horace Milton Maclin Sr., Milt grew up in Waxahachie, Teague, and Fort Worth, Texas, and graduated from Tucson High School in Tucson, Arizona in 1946. He had also attended North Dallas High School in Dallas before moving to Tucson where his stepfather, Garland Davis, was stationed in the Army. Milt later graduated from North Texas State University. Milt served his country in the U.S. Marine Reserves, and was discharged in June, 1950 at which time he married Katherine Chapman of Hutchins, Texas. He worked for several companies in Dallas and Jacksonville, Texas before being hired by the Florida Citrus Commission in 1956 as a field representative in Dallas. He was promoted to headquarters in Lakeland, Florida in 1960. In 1971 he left the Commission, renamed the Florida Department of Citrus, for another state agency, the Idaho Potato Commission. He was the Western Market Relations Director for that agency until his retirement in 1989. Milt's second marriage occurred in 1974 to Betty Dorough Caudle, and the couple enjoyed extensive travel throughout many parts of the United States including Hawaii and Alaska, and made vacation trips to England, Scotland and Australia. They lived in Garland and Richardson, Texas, and in retirement they lived in Lakeland, Florida, Maggie Valley, North Carolina and Tyler. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Betty, three sons, Steve, Gary and Glen Maclin, and daughters-in-law Rhonda and Georgiana; stepsons Lee and Sam Caudle, and stepdaughters-in-law, Venetia and Lisa; a stepdaughter Lynn Sharaa; five grandchildren and five step grandchildren, as well as many friends and acquaintances. Milt was a member of Marvin United Methodist Church of Tyler where he enjoyed participating in the Pairs and Parents Class. He and his outgoing personality will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Milt Maclin may be made to a charity of your choice.

Horace Maclin,

October 9, 1929 - April 23, 2008