James Kenneth "Mac" Mccleskey

James Kenneth ‘Mac' McCleskey, of Bluff Dale, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Granbury. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday at Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Bluff Dale. Visitation will be 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday at Stephenville Funeral Home Mac was born on September 11, 1935 in Lipan to the late James and Dorothy Tuggle McCleskey. He married Mary Elizabeth Boatwright on February 13, 1960 in Stephenville. She preceded him in death on February 25, 2012. Mac worked at Lockheed-Martin many years in maintenance as a tool and die maker. He was also an auctioneer and many years in farm equipment sales. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War, and was a member of the Bluff Dale Masonic Lodge #724. Mac lived in Fort Worth several years before moving to Bluff Dale in 1988. Mac is survived by his children, Mary and husband Gary Graves of Crowley, Ann Boyd of Texarkana, TX, Donald and wife Carol Walker of Texarkana, Arkansas, Charlotte and husband Alvin Hartwell of Honey Grove, Cheryle and husband James Ables of Granbury, and Kay and husband Jimmy Ables of Granbury; 16 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren; sister, Dolma Thornton of Hurst, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ron and Jo Goosman of Dublin, TX and Seattle, WA; brother-in-law, Felix Boatwright of Bloomington, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews