Donald Wayne Massey

1945 ∼ 2014

Donald Wayne Massey, 69, of Vidor, was called home Friday August 22, 2014, to be with his Heavenly Father.

Donald was married to Hazel Campbell in 1966 and honorably served his country during the Vietnam Conflict as a member of the 173rd Army Airborne.

Donald and Hazel moved to Vidor, Texas in 1977 where he supported his family as a automotive body repair mechanic and farmer. After retirement, Donald enjoyed working and supporting the FFA while spending time with his grandchildren.

Donald is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Campbell Massey; parents, Cecil and Jean Massey and brother, Cecil Massey, Jr.

His survivors include his daughter, Lisa Duty and her husband Sam of Baytown; grandchildren, Lane and Reagan Duty of Baytown; siblings, Larry Massey, Kenny Massey, Ronald Massey and Carol Sickler all of New Jersey.

A memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday August 31, 2014 at Faith and Family Funeral Services, officiated by Reverend Billy Walston. Future interment will be at Guedry Cemetery in Batson.

Condolences

Sara Colón - Beaumont , Tx - Family Friend May 4, 2024
Lisa and family- I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm so honored that my family had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Pup-Pup. He was truly a great and funny man and will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. Love y'all.
Vicky Green August 27, 2014
My condolences to Lisa, Lane and Regan. I know in your hearts each of you will miss him as the days pass. I don't have a story to share, but I have some memories of living with your family over the summers. I remember Uncle Donald's shop was always clean and ready to paint vehicles. It seemed like he was always repairing fences and feeding animals. I remember being told not to get to close to the fence, because they bull would get me. :) I remember carrying lunch and drinks out to Uncle Donald as I heard Aunt Hazel tell me not to drop it. I remember watching him take his work boots off in the garage to ensure he wouldn't drag anything in the house. When it was dinner time, we would all sit down at the table, he was sure to say 'please pass the food around and to be careful its hot'. He would never stay up as late as Aunt Hazel and I did, but I remember him thanking his wife for dinner, kissing her and off to bed. Aunt Hazel and I would wait up for Lisa to come home :) I remember the way the house always had a soft yellow glow at night and how cozy the light made me feel. I remembered the dogs frantically wagging their pudgy tails as Uncle Donald came up the drive.We had some great Easter egg hunts at the house, I remember thinking, 'Why do they make it difficult to find the eggs?' I was one of the eldest to hunt eggs, and never found more than a hand full, but for some reason the little kids found the eggs right off the back( I wonder who was helping them :) ) I remember the smile on Aunt Hazel's and Uncle Donald's face as friends and family members stayed to play horse shoes and drink lemonade. Thinking back I can see them both standing in front of the house with the garage door open and smiling, knowing that everything they could ever want was right there in front of them. Those memories are 20 years old. I can only imagine how much more joy was brought into his life as the years went on. Uncle Donald had a great life and the sadness will fade into memories. loveu