Marlene Bye

On September 24th, 2024, Marlene Lawanna (Durling) Bye of Canyon Texas, peacefully took her last breath before being greeted in Heaven by her husband and her oldest son, Dewey.

Services will be at 10:00am. on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Charlie Keys, pastor of First Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Friday, September 27th, 2024 at Brooks Chapel.

Marlene was born December 30th, 1934, to Clarence Durling and Fern Engel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Marlene married the love of her life, James "Jim" Bye, August 2, 1952. They were married 71 years and two days before Jim's passing.

In 1956, Marlene and Jim moved from Park Rapids, Minnesota to Pampa, Texas. There Marlene worked in a factory sewing women's undergarments which were sold at department stores like JC Penny's and Sears. After moving to Canyon, Texas, Marlene worked at multiple retail stores including Fabrific and CR Anthonys, before retiring from Walmart in 1998.

When she wasn't working, you could find Marlene in the sewing room where she enjoyed working on different projects. Many of these projects won ribbons when entered in competitions. She loved to share her knowledge of sewing with anybody who would listen. While she loved to sew, her true passion was being a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

Marlene is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Durling and Fern Engel, her oldest son, James "Dewey" Bye and daughter in-law, Glenda Ann Bye, and sister in-law, Ruth Bye.

Survivors include her son, Terry and wife, Teresa Bye of Meridian, MS; son, Ron and wife, Theresa Bye, of Canyon, TX; her 9 grandchildren; and 8 great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to BSA Harrington Cancer Center, 1751 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.