He was retired from the US Air Force.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wanda McWey, and his grandson Christopher Hough.
He is survived by his daughter, Pamela Cote and her husband, Leon Cote, of Newton Centre, Massachusetts; 3 grandchildren Scott Hough, Bev Loynd and Patrick Hough; and 4 great-grandchildren William & Jacob Loynd and Ryan & Sean Hough.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at 7522 Everhart Rd, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78413. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. To offer your condolences visit us at www.cage-mills.com