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Archie Wilson “A.W. - Dub” Pope Jr.
20 Sep 1930 – 19 Jun 2015
| Birth | 20 Sep 1930 |
| Death | 19 Jun 2015 |
| Cemetery | Valley Mills Cemetery Valley Mills , Bosque County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Slick aka Sharon Erwin McNary on 27 Aug 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148058606 |
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Archie Wilson Pope, Jr., 84, of Valley Mills, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, June 19, 2015. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June, at Foss Funeral Home, Valley Mills. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, June 22, 2015, at Western Heights Baptist Church, in Waco. Interment will follow at 2 p.m., in Valley Mills Cemetery under the direction of Foss Funeral Home and Cremation Center. Archie was born in Georgetown, Texas, to the late Archie Wilson Pope, Sr and Edna Gibbs Pope. Nicknamed A.W, or Dub by his family, he joined the U.S. Navy after his graduation. He served as a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy and was in the Navy Reserves until 1964. After graduating from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy in 1964, he moved his family to Pasadena, Texas, where he worked as a Pharmacist. He was a member of the Burke Road Church of Christ and served as a deacon. In 1975 he relocated to Valley Mills, Texas, and became director of the Pharmacy at Hillcrest Hospital, Waco, retiring after 25 years of service. Archie resided in Waco, Texas, for several years and continued to work in his field until 2011. He was an active member of Western Heights Baptist Church. Archie was strong in his faith and was devoted to his family and friends. He shared his Christian testimony by building wooden crosses and sharing his story with those he gifted the crosses to. He seldom ever met a stranger and loved serving others. He was a gifted artist, storyteller, and singer. His home was always open to those who needed to be loved and encouraged. He will be greatly missed by family and friends and the people he touched with his life He was preceded in death by his first wife, Harriett E. Roper Pope; daughter, Terri Pope; son, Jerry Pope; son, David Burns; daughter, Cindy Clemmons; grandson, Marty Palacio; and father-in-law, Wallace Burns. Survivors include his wife, Lou Ann (Burns) Pope; children: Kathy Pope, Gary Pope, Jon Pope, James Grisham and wife, Sandy, Terina Heintz and husband, Don, Bridgett Huffhines and husband, Mark, John Clepper and wife, Tracy, Billie Burnett and wife, Tiffany, and Tammie Burnett; 26 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; brother, Ernest Pope and wife, Estelle; other relatives and many friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 6/20/2015...E19
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