January 31, 1952 –  May 22, 2012  SHERMAN â?? Funeral services for Mark Lyn Washburn, 60, will be held Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., at the Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro, Texas with Rev. Joe Patterson officiating assisted by Rev. Jason Anderson. Interment will follow the service at Rose Hill Cemetery in Bells, Texas. Family visitation will be on Thursday, May 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.He passed away on May 22, 2012 in Sherman, Texas.
Mark was born on January 31, 1952 to W.H. â??Jackâ? and Alta Fay (Arnwine) Washburn in Bells, Texas. He was very involved in local, state and national politics. He was passionate about the pro-life movement. It was a personal victory for him when the Planned Parenthood (in Sherman, Texas) was closed down. He lived a full life. He was tenacious in facing his lifeâ??s difficulties. He loved to talk. He was a dispatcher for the Grayson County and Cooke County Sheriffâ??s Departments and also for Whitesboro, Iowa Park and Bowie Police Departments.
He is survived by his brothers: Bill Washburn and his wife, Shirley, of Bonham, TX; Joe Washburn and his wife, Becky, of Bonham, TX; and Dale Washburn and wife, Carol, of Whitesboro, TX; sister-in-law, Linda Washburn; nieces and nephews: Tracy Washburn, Tamera Lorentz, Terry Washburn, Tisha Brown, Alicia Powell, Alison Godbey, Andrew Washburn, Kaley Washburn, and Lane Washburn; and special friend, Evonne.
He was preceded in death by his parents, W. H. and Alta Washburn; his brother, Larry Washburn; and a niece, Debra Nault.
Pallbearers will be Jackie Crisp, Billy Hampton, Audie Hall, Johnny Waldrip, Gene Lund, and Larry Millson.