Dr. Donald and Betty Wolfe

Dr. Donald R. and Betty Wolfe passed away together on June 27, 2004, as a result of a car accident. Donald was born Feb. 23, 1924, in Polo, Illinois, to Maynard and Irma Wolfe. He graduated from Polo High School in 1943 and entered military service to the European Theater, serving as an Army Medical Technician. During the war he was held temporarily as a P.O.W. in Nazi Germany. He was honorably discharged in December 1945. Don and Betty married July 1, 1945, and moved to Chicago, where he entered optometry school. After received his doctor's degree, they moved to Rock Island, Illinois, and resided there until retiring from his personal practice in 1987. They then moved to Point Blank, Texas, to be near their daughter, and later moved to their present location in Huntsville, Texas. They were active members of the Huntsville Church of Christ.
Betty was born Aug. 9, 1925, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to Charles and Florence (Floyd) Bacon. She was raised in Nashville, Arkansas, where she graduated from high school in 1943. She was preceded in death by both parents, a brother, Delaney Bacon, a sister, Shirley Donaldson, a daughter, Susan Wolfe, and a grandson, Joshua Wolfe. Donald was preceded in death by both parents, a brother, Thomas Wolfe, a daughter, Susan Wolfe, and a grandson, Joshua Wolfe.
They are survived by three children: daughter, Janice Aduddell (Roger), of Spring, Texas, son, Dr. Stanley Wolfe (Carol), of Garland, Texas, and son, Steve Wolfe (Lydia), Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; eight grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at the Huntsville Church of Christ, under the direction of Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home, on Tuesday, July 6, at 10 a.m., with committal at Houston National Cemetery at 2 p.m. Visitation will be held at the Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home on Monday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials contributions may be sent to: Shults Lewis Children's Home, 325 S. 150 E., P.O. Box 471, Valparaiso, IN 46384.