Mark Page

Roy Marshall Page, Jr. (Mark) passed away into the loving arms of Jesus on April 22, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital in Tyler, Texas surrounded by his family that loved him so much. Mark was born on January 7, 1958 in Lamesa, Texas to Roy Marshall Page, Sr. and Nancy Nance Page. They moved to Bullard in 2007 to be near Mark and his family. They survive him. Mark married Kim Whitworth on July 2, 2005 at their home in Emerald Bay where they shared the love of golf, travel, and were the best of friends and soulmates. She survives along with their fur babies, Dharma and Nolan. Mark is also survived by son, Adam and his wife Stephanie, Carthage, Texas; son, Craig and his wife Sara, Henderson, Texas; and his son, Cody Weaver and wife Jill, Mt. Vernon, Texas. He was Big Daddy to his grandchildren, who were his pride and joy: Todd Page, Tori Page, Audrey Page, Ethan Page, Jaylee Weaver, Jayden Page, Hailey Page. Survivors also include his brother, Kent and his wife Ayesha, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; and sister, Jeannie Warren, Huntsville, Texas; along with a host of uncles, aunts, and cousins whom he adored. In 1965 Mark and his family moved to Huntsville, Texas where Mark graduated from Huntsville High School in 1976. He shared his love of music by being in the school choir and the Hornet Marching Band as a drummer. After graduation, Mark briefly attended the Texas Baptist Institute to train to be a Music Minister. He later was employed with TXU at Martin Lake near Tatum where he retired after 20 years of service. He later attended Kilgore College to study accounting. He worked for CPA firms in Longview and Tyler. At the time of his death, he was a Special Needs bus driver for Bullard ISD. He considered this his dream job and loved all of his bus kids. He was lovingly known as Mr. Mark or the Silly Bus Driver. Mark was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church where he shared his beautiful voice as a member of the Celebration Choir and Praise Team. He and Kim have also been members and residents of Emerald Bay for almost 15 years. A private family memorial service was held on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Fagg Sanford and Dr. Bill Turner and their staffs along with the other physicians who cared for him in the Emergency Room and worked so hard to assure that Mark’s passing would be peaceful. The nurses loved and encourage him and made sure his needs were met and he was comfortable. A special thanks to Sandee Volatile, NP, Tyler Internal Medicine who cared for Mark for many years, but she also became a dear friend. Mark will always be remembered by his family & friends as a loving, kind and giving man who brought joy to so many peoples’ lives. Revelation 21:4 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

Mark Page

January 7, 1958 - April 22, 2020