Haskell McMillon

LINDEN — Haskell McMillon was born April 14, 1938, in Quitman, Texas, to Marvin and Dorothy McMillon. After a long and courageous battle with heart disease, he died October 20, 2011, at a Longview hospital, surrounded by his family.
Haskell graduated from Linden High School in 1956. He was retired from Cass County as a law enforcement officer, where he served as chief deputy under former Sheriff Bill Dowd and served as constable of Precinct One. He also retired from Lone Star Steel Co. as a plant protection officer. He was a member of the Linden United Methodist Church, Cass County Peace Officers Association and Texas Rangers Association Foundation.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Haskell McMillon Jr.
Mr. McMillon is survived by his wife, Barbara McMillon of Linden; a sister, Viola Ross and husband, Bob, of Van, Texas; two sons, Mark McMillon and wife, Harlene, of Bloomburg, Texas, and Greg McMillon and wife, Terri, of Hughes Springs, Texas; a special niece that he thought of as a daughter, Opie Gaskin and husband, David, of Wake Village, Texas; six grandchildren, Justin McMillon, Trevor McMillon, Kelsey McMillon, Brittany McMillon, Taylor McMillon and Rebecca McMillon; two great-grandchildren, Cole McMillon and Cass McMillon; his great-niece and namesake Mackenzie "Mack" Elliott Gaskin; and a nephew, Bryan Hensley of Dallas.
Pallbearers will be Charles McMichael, Roy Barker, Eric Surratt, Ronald R. Watson, Wendell Henderson and H. Allan Pavia.
Honorary pallbearers will be Glenn Elliott, Max Womack, Floyd Kirkland, Gary Stewart, Paul Boone, Ralph Allen, Jerry Anderson and the law enforcement community.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Linden United Methodist Church, with the Honorable Don Dowd officiating. Interment will be in Linden Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis-Schindler Funeral Home Inc. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today, October 22, 2011, at the funeral home.
In lieu of usual remembrances, memorials may be made to Linden United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 338, Linden, TX 75563; or the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Museum, P.O. Box 2570, Waco, TX 76702.
Online condolences may be made at www.reeder-davis.com