Dale Cryer

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, and Levi Richardson, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Dale Allen Cryer was born on August 8, 1941 in Dimmitt to John Harrison and Arie McMinn Cryer. He was a graduate of Ray High School in Corpus Christi and was a Recon Marine, serving in the Cuban Missile Crisis. He married Iva Hill on June 23, 1996 in Canyon. Dale served as City Manager in Friendswood, was a plumbing representative for many years, owned a sporting goods store, owned Cryer's Steakhouse in Canyon, and he and Iva started C&C Environmental Services. He loved flying, golf, hunting, fishing, and football. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Marvin Cryer, his cousins who raised him, Opal and Luther Sims, and his aunt and uncle, Linnie and Charles Taylor. Survivors include his wife, Iva; his son, Chuck Cryer and wife, Brenda; his daughter, Teresa Shelton; four grandchildren, John and Chris Cryer, Levi Richardson and wife, Leesha, and Kayley Richardson; one great granddaughter, Lilly Richardson; step-children, Brian Burke, Talara Power, and Kevin Burke and wife, Amanda; step-grandchildren, Marcus Burke, Andrew Power, Kimberly Power, Marcella Burke, Siri Burke, Kare Burke, Tarike Burke, Kirstan Bourn, and Dale Bourn; a brother, John Cryer and wife, Pat; and a sister, George Graves and husband, Richard. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, PO Box 7448, Amarillo, Texas 79114.