Gaylon Wayne Birdwell, 85, of Marble Falls, TX passed away at his residence in his ranch home on August 3, 2018. He was born in Clayton, TX on January 4, 1933 to Winnie and Dutch Birdwell. He married Patsy (Pat) Mills in Dallas, TX on June 26, 1953. Gaylon served as a Corporal in the 29th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion in the Korean War & was president of The Birdwell Company in Houston, TX until retiring in 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Patsy (Pat) Mills, parents, Winnie and Dutch Birdwell, brother Milton Eddie (Pete) Birdwell and a grandson, Robert Wayne (Bo) Inman. He is survived by his son, David Wayne Birdwell of Richmond, TX; a daughter, Vicki Diane Kunetka of Katy, TX; grandchildren, Jerry Inman, Lauren, Chris and Aaron Birdwell; great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Ashley Inman. Visitation will be held on Thursday August 9th, 2018 from 12 pm - 2 pm with the funeral service immediately following at the Chapel of Forest Park Westheimer. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Make A Wish Foundation and Injured Warriors.