John Robert Wakeham III, 78, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017. Service: 10:30 AM, Wednesday, December 27, Wiley Funeral Home Chapel, Granbury, Interment: 2:15 PM, Thursday, December 28, 2017, Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Texas, Visitation: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Tuesday, December 26, 2017, Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury.
John was born on September 3, 1939 in Dallas, Texas to John and Lottie Wakeham. He proudly served in the US Army, Navy and the Air Force. He worked as a warehouseman at Jorgensen Steel.
He married Sherrie Kay Rurak on November 1, 1950 in Dallas, Texas. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and his dog Coco. He loved fishing and bowling. He bowled in the senior league.
John is survived by wife: Sherrie Wakeham, sons: John Robert Wakeham IV and wife Cathy and Jason Monroe Wakeham and wife Deallina, daughters: Cynthia Ellen Sanders and husband Benjamin, and Jacqueline Wakeham, nephew: Jackie D. Rurak, sisters: Debra Ann and Janette, 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, special granddaughters: Shannon Williams, Stephanie Williams and Brandi Pompa.