D met Judy Kay Hyde in the DPS Office in Garland, Texas. D and Judy and were married in Georgetown, Texas on November 7, 1984.
D and Judy resided in Heath, Texas. He attended High School in Andrews Texas. D joined the DPS Texas Highway Patrol in 1964, where he proudly served for 10 years. He was promoted to the Texas Rangers in 1975. He was stationed in Company “E” in Snyder and later transferred to Company “B” in Garland. He was later promoted to Lieutenant in 1989 and served in Company “A” in Houston before being promoted to Captain. He transferred back to Company “B” in Garland in 1996 and served until his retirement in 2002.
He is survived by his wife Judy, daughter DeLena, son Del, stepdaughters Tiffany and Paige, 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren with 2 more coming this summer. One sister Carlene, numerous other nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
D was Preceded in death by his parents and sister Ann.
He was extremely proud of being a Texas Ranger and being part of the Ranger Family.
Services for W.D. Vickers will be held at Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home, 601 South 3rd Street, Mabank, Tx 75147 on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The public visitation will begin at 12:00 noon and the funeral will follow at 1:00 pm.
After the services, the burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery, County Rd 2708, Mabank, TX 75147.
In lieu of flowers the family kindly request donations to the Texas Baptist Men Organization which was very dear to D’s heart.
https://baptistfoundation.org/donate/
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eubankcedarcreek.com for the Vickers family.
