William Calhoun

FUNERAL SERVICE First Baptist Church Comanche, Texas 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 25, 2014 BURIAL Gardens of Memory Cemetery Comanche County, Texas FAMILY VISITATION 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM Monday, November 24, 2014 Comanche Funeral Home LUNCH First Baptist Church Comanche, Texas MEMORIALS First Baptist Church 407 N. Houston Comanche, TX 76442 or Comanche County Medical Center P.O. Box  847 Comanche, TX 76442 Dr. William T. Calhoun, 92 of Comanche, Texas, died on Saturday, November 22, 2014 in Comanche, Texas. He was born on March 12, 1922 in Columbia, Mississippi, to C. A. and Ozella (Morris) Calhoun.  He was united in marriage to Sarah Joe Stewart on May 26 1943, in Clovis, New Mexico.  She preceded him in death on February 20, 2007.  He served in the U.S. Army during WW II and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals.  His Parachute jump on Corregidor Island was the highlight of his military career.  After WW II he spent 20 plus years in the National Guard, where he retired as a Colonel.  Dr. Calhoun was owner of Calhoun’s Dental Office in Comanche, Texas for over 42 years.  He attended Tarleton State College and graduated from the University of Texas in 1948, where he was a big fan of Longhorn football.  In 1952 he graduated from Baylor Dental School.  Dr. Calhoun was a member of First Baptist Church of Comanche, Texas, where he was a Lifetime Deacon and taught the Mary Martha Sunday School Class for many years.  He served numerous terms on the Comanche ISD  School Board, was one of the initial Founders and First President of PAR Country Club, member of Comanche Noon Lions Club, former board member of Upper Leon River Municipal Water District, served on Comanche City Council, and was a member of  the Comanche Jaycees. He received the Cornerstone Award from the Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Rick Taylor of Comanche; daughter, Sydney Joe Calhoun of Austin; granddaughter, Sarah Joyce Taylor of Comanche; grandson, Hayden Richard Taylor of Comanche; brother and sister-in-law, Don and Martha Calhoun of Houston; brother and sister-in-law, John and Beth Calhoun of Houston; and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Alice Davis.