John Dale Sloan

Dale was born on February 3, 1933 in Houston, TX, son of the late John Smith Sloan and Irene (Sloan) Hale. He was raised in Conroe, Galveston, and Henderson, TX before graduating from Allen Military Academy in Bryan, TX. He then served in the Army at Ft. Bliss and was stationed abroad in Austria. He attained the rank of Master Sergeant in the US Army before his honorable discharge in 1956. After returning to the states, Dale made Henderson, TX his home for over thirty years, selling cars and managing the family business, Sloan Motors. He was a member of the board of the Texas Auto Dealers Association. Dale was a dynamic citizen of Henderson, serving as President of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, as a volunteer firefighter for twenty-five years, and as a long-time member of the Henderson City Council. In his retirement in Tyler, TX he continued his active community service in Green Acres Baptist Church Volunteer Christian Builders and through directing and working on the East Texas Disaster Relief Team which provided assistance to survivors of the Sri Lanka Tsunami and Mississippians post-Hurricane Katrina.Dale was known by all as a loyal and caring man who had a gentle faith and love for others. He lived a life in devoted service to his family, church, community, and country. The family will receive friends at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29. A private family graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2010 at Lakewood Memorial Park. His church and family will hold a memorial service at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, TX at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.Dale is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Gilbert Sloan, and his children John Sloan and daughter-in-law Dee Anne Sloan of Longview, TX, Vanessa Sloan of Longview, TX, and Stephen Sloan and daughter-in-law Melissa Sloan of Waco, TX, and sister, Julie Fowler of Longview, TX. His grandchildren, Ben Vinson, Ann Vinson White and husband Zach White, John Dale Sloan III, Bonnie Vinson, Jacob Sloan, Matthew Lowrey, Riley Sloan, and Nika Sloan, and one great-grandchild, Sloane White.Pallbearers will be Jim Jenkins, Ed Williams, John Toups, Earl Barnett, John Taylor, Larry Gilbert, Gene McDonough, and Grover Gilbert.Honorary pallbearers are the Baptist Volunteer Christian Builders, East Texas Disaster Relief Team, and the Elmer Kelton Book Club.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Green Acres Baptist Church Volunteer Christian Builders, 1607 Troup Hwy, Tyler, TX 75701, and the Salvation Army, 633 N. Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 75701.Condolences may be made at www.crawfordacrim.com.

John Dale Sloan

February 3, 1933 - April 27, 2010