Bruce Barton Bybee

Bruce Barton Bybee, 82, of Wichita Falls passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016.

The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church with Reverend Alexander Ambrose officiant. Rite of Committal will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Owens and Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.

Bruce was born on January 11, 1934 in Childress, Texas to the late Owen and Thelma (Gist) Bybee. He was raised in Hereford, and graduated from the University of Texas where he was a member of Chi Phi Fraternity.  He began his brokerage career with E.F. Hutton in 1952 in Dallas.  He and Josephine were married on August 13, 1960, and they shared their love for 54 years, until her passing.  He moved to Wichita Falls in the early 1960’s and went to work for A.G. Edwards and Sons in 1964, retiring as a Corporate Vice President.  Bruce loved Texas Longhorns football, golfing, and spending time with family.  He was exceptionally generous to others, always helping those in need, strangers and friends alike.

He is survived by sons Bart Bybee of Grapevine, and Christopher Bybee of Wichita Falls; daughters Mary Stay and husband Robert of Oxford, Mississippi, and Lee Bybee Wight and husband Bryan of Denver, Colorado; grandchildren William, Christopher, and Laruen Stacy, and Claire and Julia Bybee; as well as brothers Gerald Bybee and wife Maria of Amarillo, and Owen Bybee and wife Janet of Madison, Wisconsin.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and wife Josephine in 2014.

A Christian Wake will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Owens and Brumley in Wichita Falls.