Woodrow Dallas Vail

Woodrow Dallas Vail, 85, of Liberty, passed away Tuesday April 29, 2014 at Magnolia Place Healthcare Center . He was born in Daisetta November 3, 1928. He graduated Albany High School in Albany, Ohio. He served his country in the U.S. Navy, then he received his BA Degree in Zoology and Chemistry from the University of Texas. He later attended San Jacinto College and earned his Associates of Applied Science Degree in Electronic Technology. During his vast career he was a quality control chemist for Cosden Petroleum Corp, he was an electrical draftsman for Loomis Construction, he taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade mathematics, he worked as a maintenance electrician for many years in Houston. In his later years, he was a self-employed carpenter. He loved music, cooking, reading and Church and he lead singing at the rest homes where he lived.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Pete and Evelyn Vail; siblings, Beulah Borque, Pearl Wing, Cecile Hays, Percy Vail, Ida Viles, Wilson Vail, Vivian Guy, Jessie Vail and Emanuel Vail.
He is survived by his sisters, Helen Joyce Ownbey of Liberty and Rose Warn of Daisetta.
His family will receive friends at Faith & Family Funeral Services Thursday May 1, 2014, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A service of remembrance will be 2:00 p.m. Friday May 2, 2014, at Faith & Family Funeral Services, officiated by Reverend Howie Howeth and Reverend Frank Davis. Interment will follow at Guedry Cemetery in Batson.