Arnold William "Bill" Zabriskie

Services for Arnold William “Bill” Zabriskie, 88, of Tyler, will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Whitehouse Cemetery in Whitehouse under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Zabriskie passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at his home in Tyler. He was born on April 11, 1927 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada to Arnold Hooper and Barbara Goodridge Zabriskie. Bill served in the U. S. Army during World War II in Panama and during the Korean Conflict. After graduating from Brigham Young University with a degree in geology, Bill worked for oil and mining companies, namely Phillips Petroleum in Louisiana, Standard Oil of California, Union Pacific Railroad and Rocky Mountain Energy in Denver, Colorado. After retirement he moved to Tyler and joined Colonial Hills Baptist Church where he was a member of the Silvernotes Choir and taught Sunday school. He married Lurline Magouirk on August 9, 1953 in Bakersfield, California. Soon after, they moved to Seattle, Washington followed by Anchorage, Alaska. Returning to California, he started working for Union Pacific Railroad in the Natural Resources Division. He was later transferred to Denver, Colorado, working for Rocky Mountain Energy. In addition to his parents, Mr. Zabriskie was preceded in death by sisters, Virginia Zabriskie Fielding and Joanne Zabriskie Carter and brother, Richard Goodridge, all of Orem, Utah. Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Lurline Zabriskie of Tyler; son, Mark Zabriskie and wife Dawn of San Diego, California; daughter, Karen Vaughan and her husband Daniel of Flint; grandchildren, Aaron, Andy, Lindy, Melissa, Rachel, Phillip, Caleb, Joseph and Rebecca and their spouses; twelve great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Andy Vaughan, Ken White, Phillip Terrell, Casey Lusk, Caleb Hughes and Joseph Hughes. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Joy Sunday School class of Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Doug Osalla and Phillip Zabriskie. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler. The family would like to offer a special thank you to The Hospice of East Texas and caregivers, Angelica, Angel and Gayla.

Arnold William "Bill" Zabriskie

April 11, 1927 - February 4, 2016