Joe Hague

A memorial service for Joe T. Hague, 78, of Tyler, will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, prior to the memorial service, at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Hague died Monday, May 16, 2011 in Tyler. He was born March 5, 1933 in Eastland to Herman and Jackie McElroy Hague. Mr. Hague was a member of Grace Community Church. He was a born again Christian believing in the infallible word of God as found in the Bible and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. Mr. Hague graduated from Texas A&M in 1955 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He served in the US Army from 1955 to 1957 as a Lieutenant in the Chemical Corps, mostly in Germany. Joe worked 43 years for GE, Trane and American Standard. He was a member of the TSPE/NSPE and served in all the offices in the local chapter as well as on the state membership committee for three years. Joe also held the grade of Fellow in the ASHRAE and was a Life Member holding all of the offices in the local chapter. Mr. Hague worked as a Boy Scout Leader and received the Scouting Key for being a Scoutmaster as well as one for the Roundtable Commissioner. He became a member of the Gideons in 1996. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Austin Cheek and by great-grandson, Ayden Jackson. He is survived by his loving family including his wife of 53 years, Jan Hague of Tyler; son, Steve Hague and wife Sharon of Shawnee, Kansas; daughters, Tracey Bales and husband Rick of Tyler, and Kathy Fergueson and husband Greg of Tyler; sister Barbara Jones of Bryan; and by 11 grandchildren, with one in heaven and 5 great-grandchildren with one in heaven. Pallbearers will be Mr. Hague’s grandchildren. Visitation is scheduled from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler. In leiu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gideons International Memorial Bible Fund, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800.

Joe Hague

March 5, 1933 - May 16, 2011