WHITNEY, Texas - Memorial services were held Monday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors for George Derrick Pylant Jr., 67, of Whitney, Texas, formerly of Hattiesburg, who died Feb. 16, 2006.
<p>Mr. Pylant was a retired sales representative for Hoechst Celanese. Peggy Cole Pylant; a son, Dr. George Derrick Pylant III; a daughter, Ruthanne Pylant Walpole; a sister, Jane Pylant Roberts; and four grandchildren. <p>Memorials may be made to the North Central Chapter Alzheimer's Association, 101 Summit Ave., Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76102 or Our Savior Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 917, Whitney, TX 76692.