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Established 1948   Sherman - Funeral services for Welby Pleasant, Jr. were held Wednesday morning, April 3, 2019 at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Charles Goodman officiated. He passed away March 29, 2019. Welby S. "Duge" Pleasant, Jr. was born January 24, 1970 in Grayson County, son of Welby S. "Hunky" Pleasant, Sr. and Rose Marie "Butch" Brown. Welby was added to the Churcn (Grand Avenue Church of Christ) June 10, 1983 and for a while he wandered far away from God. Afterwards he was restored and became a hard-fighting soldier, singing, preaching, teaching, and participating in several Bible Bowls. He was outstanding in T-Ball, football, basketball, soccer, baseball, ping pong, choir, culture arts, track, weight lifting, and was a chef. While attending Langstone University, Langston, Oklahoma and majoring in Business Management and Law, his freshman year his excellance as a football player was highlighted by being selected to the All-District IX Offensive Honorable Mention Team. An award was given through the National Association of Interscholastic Athletics. His sophomore year, he was selected as defensive player of the week and chosen as Most Valuable Player of the game by Langston's coaches. The article was nearly all about his success in team leadership. March 11, 1981, President Ronald Reagan sent Welby a letter of response concerning Welby's suggestion about the release of the Iranian hostages. On a visit to Six Flags over Texas, he was interviewed by Bobbie Wygant of Channel 5 News and was chosen as the poster child for Children's Hour that came on at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday morning on Channel 5 for several years. Special friends: Minister Charles Shaw, Charlie Goodman, Honorable Joe Brown, Richard Monroe, Coaches Don Campbell, Clift Bryant and the late Edward Hunt; and many, many more. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. Left to cherish his memory: mother, Rose Pleasant; one sister, Rosa Damar Pleasant Clark and husband, Blair; one niece; one nephew; 3 great-nephews; one great-niece; one aunt and one uncle. Welby established himself as a leader, a true friend, and a loving and wonderful son and brother. - - - Waldo Funeral Home  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |