William "Dub" Child

William R. "Dub" Child, 94, a native of Collinsville, Texas and resident of Ovilla, was called home on Friday morning, January 11, 2019. He passed away comfortably, at his front window, looking at the land and neighborhood he loved so deeply. His faithful family was at his bedside. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E Main Street, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, January 14, 2019 at DeSoto First UPC, 120 Northgate Drive, DeSoto, TX, 75115, Pastor Ryan Holley and Bishop Hank Freelen officiating.. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Macomb Cemetery near Collinsville, Texas. William Robert Child Jr was born on July 12, 1924, the oldest of 2 sons born to the late William Child Sr and the late Alta Ova Mae Cranfill Child. After graduating high school, he joined the US Army, serving a tour of duty in Germany working as a utility repairman. After his service in World War II, he returned to Texas, and moved to Dallas, anxious to get away from the farm. He learned to work with steel and aluminum, and could fix or create any tool that was needed to complete a job. One of his associates would introduce him to Margie Ruth Watson. He would fall madly in love with her. They would marry and spend the next fifty-nine years of life together. God would bless their home with 3 children, Cynthia, Robert "Robby" and Armatha. His next path through life would lead him to a position with the City of Irving Parks and Recreation Department. It wasn't unusual to find him on a lift, changing lights or replacing broken fixtures. His greatest joy was his walk with God. He loved his pastors, church and fellow churchgoers. He was always anxious to attend services and worship. His dry wit and friendly kidding with people would endear him to everyone that knew him. Dub loved DeSoto First, UPC. He was a charter member and a group of people that formed the church in the living room of his home. In later years, he enjoyed keeping the lawn mowed and everything in the proper place. After retirement, he loved sitting on his front porch on the rocker, waving at the neighbors when they would pass by. He enjoyed tinkering and fixing lawn mowers or other tools that needed repair for people in the neighborhood. Dub was always proud of his status of a veteran. Within the past few years, he was thrilled when he was invited to participate in the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., where he was able to see firsthand the World War II Memorial. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth Child; children, Cynthia Child Wons and her spouse John, Robert "Robby" Child and his spouse Traci, Armatha Child; grandchildren, Jonathan Howe and his spouse Angela, Nathaniel "Nathan" Howe and his spouse Alysia, Tanner Child and his spouse Heaven, Rylee Child Pedlar and her spouse Paul; great-grandchildren, Matt, Ellie, Danika, Kinley, Annie, Judah, Avery, Jaxon, Jessi and Brooke. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael and his brother, Charles Vernon Child. Pallbearers: Tanner Child, Rick Daniel, Jonathan Howe, Steve Ingram, Terry Ogden, Paul Pedlar, Wes Wise and John Wons.

William "Dub" Child

July 12, 1924 - January 11, 2019