Merle McRee Warren

MERLE "Mack" McREE WARREN, beloved husband, father and grandfather (Pom Paw), born June 17, 1931 in Eaton, TN and passed away June 27, 2006 in Dallas, TX. Mack was raised in Memphis and graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, TN in 1950 where he excelled in sports, especially football. Mack attended the University of Tulsa where he also played football and was a Southwest Conference All-American. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe and was fortunate to play on one of the U.S. Army football teams while there. Later he played professional football for the Detroit Lions. He was married on July 4, 1963 to Kay McNally in Las Vegas, NV and remained married for 44 years. Mack and his family have lived in Dallas since 1968. Mack was always involved in sports and enjoyed years of coaching his son Kelly in boys soccer and football at the Town North YMCA and E.H. Cary Middle School in North Dallas. He coached over 14 teams. Mack was a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church for 30 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Daisy Doyle Warren; his stepfather. Joe Powell; his brother, Jim Warren, and beloved sister, Louise Jobst and her husband, Carl. He is survived by his wife, Kay, and son, Kelly John Warren, M.D., a Dallas dermatologist and daughter-in-law, Nancy Warren Kim, M.D., a Dallas urologist; grandson, William; a granddaughter, Elizabeth; a niece, Peggy Williams and husband, B.J., and their sons, Todd and Justin; a sister-in-law, Ruth Warren and her children, Mike, Jerry and Tracy; his uncle, Leslie Doyle, and aunt Janie, aunt Thelma Hall of Memphis and many Tennessee cousins. Mack will be dearly missed by his family and many friends. Services were held at 12 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at Sparkman/Hillcrest NW Highway Chapel with interment to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 3 at the South Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis. Memorial Park Funeral Home 901-767-8930