Arden Haltom

GRANBURY — Arden William Haltom, born Aug. 16, 1928 to Albert and Laura Patton Haltom in Lawrence, Kan., died Oct. 28, 2013 at Community Hospice in Burleson, Texas.
Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at Granbury First Presbyterian Church.
Memorials: Memorials may be made to Granbury First Presbyterian Church, Habitat for Humanity or Community Hospice.
Arden graduated from Harper Kansas High School, served in the U.S. Navy and completed tech school at Okla. A & M. He went to work for Halliburton Co. as an instrument technician. He married Deanna Crane on Nov. 13, 1960 in Great Bend, Kan. Three children were born to their marriage, Kelly Thanne, Kenneth William and Heidi Jeanne. His 32 years with Halliburton Co. found them living in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Manama, Bahrain. Arden retired in 1986, moving to Granbury in 1989. He enjoyed traveling, both in the RV and internationally, traveling to 6 continents, all 50 states, most of the Canadian Provinces and Mexico. He was a talented builder, woodworker and liked to figure out how things worked. He volunteered his many talents with church camps, National Parks and Habitat for Humanity. He bragged of many “Great Adventures” with his grandkids in the RV. Arden liked to dance, camp with the Good Sams, play cards, water and snow ski. He took flying lessons in college and enjoyed his flying years. Preceding him in death were his parents and a sister, Patsy Tubach.
Survivors: Wife, Deanna; children, Kelly and wife, Anna Marie, Kenneth and wife, Velinda, Heidi and husband, Dan Thorne; four grandchildren; two great granddaughters.

Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, 817-573-3000