Billye George McClarty

Billye George McClarty, formerly of Burkburnett, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at home in Aledo, Texas. He died peacefully surrounded by his family. There will be no formal funeral service. He will be buried in Burkburnett Cemetery alongside his parents, George and Faye McClarty. Dad was born in Quanah, Texas, on January 10, 1933. He attended Burkburnett schools. Dad married Fredna Howard on November 7, 1953 in Burkburnett. He graduated from Baylor University in Waco and then finished his education at Baylor School of Dentistry in Dallas in 1957. Dad and Mother then moved to Greenville, Mississippi where he served as Captain in the Air Force as a Dental Officer. After Dad was discharged from the Air Force, they moved back home to Burkburnett where he practiced Dentistry for a year. In 1959 they moved to Amarillo, Texas where he went into private practice. Dad later worked for the Veterans Administration and as a nurse with Hospice. He is survived by his former wife, Fredna Howard Allen, son Mark McClarty (Addie), daughters Kim Gillette (Larry), Kelley Kirkland, Karen Coughlin (Rick), seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and his sister, Sue Teel. Memorial donations in memory of Dad can be made to Community Hospice of Texas, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Ft. Worth, TX. 76104.