Daniel Cumbie

1955 - 2011

Daniel "Dan" Kent Cumbie, 56, went to be with his Father in the early hours of Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at The Hills Church of Christ in Fort Worth. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Dan was born Nov. 9, 1955, in Fort Worth to Leland Franklin and Virginia McKillip Cumbie. The third of four children with a large but close extended family, he learned from infancy the importance of a loving family, constantly surrounded by loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, as well as his immediate family. He graduated from L.D. Bell Senior High School in 1973, where he met lifelong friends whom he remained close to, up to his final days. In 1974, he met the love of his life, Linda Louise Chance, and in June 1977, they were married and together raised three beautiful daughters. His family and friends were his most prized possessions. A man of few words and a big heart, he always welcomed those who needed a listening ear into his home and into his heart. Dan was a lover of the outdoors. In the summer, he hitched up his boat at any opportunity and headed to Possum Kingdom. And as autumn settled in, he looked forward to an annual campout in the grasslands with his brothers and friends, where he enjoyed sitting around the campfire telling stories and listening to music. He had a passion for music and would spend hours each day listening to different versions of his favorite songs or playing guitar. Dan heroically fought an eight-year battle with infections and autoimmune disease, beating the odds time and time again throughout more than 50 hospital stays. He was preceded in death by his father, Leland Franklin Cumbie, and sister, Marcia Cumbie McKenna. Survivors: His loving wife of 34 years, Linda Chance Cumbie; daughters, Leann Cumbie Turner (Randy Turner), Lauren Cumbie and Lisa Cumbie; mother, Virginia McKillip Cumbie; brothers, Guy Cumbie (Kamee) and Brent Cumbie (Penny); brother-in-law, Jim McKenna (Annalene); and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was also survived by his and his children's beloved dogs, Maggie, Leo, Ally and Lilly; and cats, Kitty, Sunny, Pretty and Puff.