Donald Ray Wendel Obituary
The world bids farewell to Donald Ray Wendel of Bay City, Texas, departing on June 12, 2025 at the age of 74. Donald Ray leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Donald Ray Wendel or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid Donald Ray farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Donald Ray is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Henry J. Wendel and Dorothy Marie Kasparek Wendel; and his sister Irene Parr. He is survived by: his sisters, Adeline Tedder (Tommy) and Maryann Rush (Dennis); his brother-in-law Johnny Parr; his siblings' children, Shanna Tedder, Amy Armantrout, Stacey Johnson, Vanessa Ferguson, Justin Rush and Jarret Rush; and his brother-in-law JJ. He is also survived by numerous great nieces and nephews and other extended family.
