April 14, 1938 ~ October 20, 2011
LINDEN, TX Haskell McMillon was born on April 14, 1938 in Quitman, Texas to Marvin and Dorothy McMillon. After a long and courageous battle with heart disease, he died on October 20, 2011 in a Longview hospital surrounded by his family. Haskell graduated from Linden High School in 1956. He was retired from Cass County as a law enforcement officer where he served as Chief Deputy under former Sheriff Bill Dowd and served as Constable of Precinct One. He also retired from Lone Star Steel Company as a plant protection officer. He was a member of the Linden United Methodist Church, Cass County Peace Officers Association, and Texas Rangers Association Foundation. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Haskell McMillon, Jr. Mr. McMillon is survived by his wife, Barbara McMillon, of Linden; a sister Viola Ross and husband, Bob, of Van, Texas; two sons, Mark McMillon and wife, Harlene, of Bloomburg, Texas, and Greg McMillon and wife, Terri, of Hughes Springs, Texas. A special niece that he thought of as a daughter, Opie Gaskin, and husband, David, of Wake Village, Texas; six grandchildren, Justin McMillon, Trevor McMillon, Kelsey McMillon, Brittany McMillon, Taylor McMillon and Rebecca McMillon; two great grandchildren, Cole McMillon and Cass McMillon; also, his great niece and namesake Mackenzie Mack Elliott Gaskin and a nephew, Bryan Hensley of Dallas. Pallbearers are Charles McMichael, Roy Barker, Eric Surratt, Ronald R. Watson, Wendell Henderson and H. Allan Pavia. Honorary pallbearers are Glenn Elliott, Max Womack, Floyd Kirkland, Gary Stewart, Paul Boone, Ralph Allen, Jerry Anderson and the Law Enforcement Community. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 23, 2011 at the Linden United Methodist Church with the Honorable Don Dowd officiating. Interment will be in Linden Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis-Schindler Funeral Home, Inc. Visitation will be from 6 to 8pm Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of usual remembrances, memorials may be made to the Linden United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 338, Linden, TX 75563 or the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Museum, P.O. Box 2570, Waco, TX 76702
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Our sincere thoughts and prayers are with each one at this time. May God fill you with His strength, power and purpose in the difficult days ahead.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during your time of loss.
We are so sorry for you lost, may God comfort you daily.
May your fond memories of Haskell help you through the most difficult days ahead. He was a very special and dedicated individual. Bless you all.
We are so sorry to hear about Haskell–our sympathy and prayers go out to all of his family.
May the family find peace during this difficult time. God's Blessings upon each of you.
We are so sorry for your loss. We pray for God to comfort each one of you during this time of sorrow.
I always loved Haskell…from talking to him on the square as a kid, to working in the kitchen with him at La Casa De Rosa, to just shootin' the bull with him when I saw him around town. He was a very special person. The whole family is in my thoughts and prayers.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE MCMILLON FAMILY. WE PRAY THAT EACH OF YOU RECEIVE THE STRENGTH AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO GET THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME.GREG AND TERRI YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
Haskell was such a strong man with such a sweet spirit. I will always remember his laugh, his funny sense of humor, and how much he loved Barbara and his family. Charlotte and I are saying a prayer at bed time for y'all. Love you!!!
Our prayers go out to you all.
I am so sorry for your loss. May God give you comfort and strength.
My thoughts and prayers are sent up for family- Haskell will be missed- May God provide for peace and comfort through this difficult time-
So sorry to hear of the passing of Haskell. I always enjoying visiting and talking to Haskell at work at T&N Railroad over the years. He was a good man and friend. May God Bless you in this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.
I am certainly sorry that we lost a great man who I have greatly enjoyed working with in the past. A great officer and friend. RIP Haskell.
Greg so very sorry to hear of your Father's passing. Our hearts and our prayers go with you and your family. If there is anything I can do please feel free to let me know.
Greg & Terri, We are so sorry to hear about the loss of your Father. May God Bless you and give you peace during this time. Love,Tony Mack, Kim & TanMan
I'm so sorry for your loss. My prayers & thoughts go out to the family. Haskell will be missed by so many.
Barbara and family,We are so sorry about your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. May God with each one of you is our prayer.Dane & Rosia
Sorry for your loss. Haskell will truly be missed. He was a dear friend.
We were so sorry to hear of the loss of Haskell. Our prayers are with you.
"Little Bit" what can we say that hasn't already been said? We loved Haskell and will always cherish our friendship with him and memories. He left a legacy with you and though your heart is brocken, it is also filled with the love that you two shared for a very special 35 years. Frineds are here for you and we all know that Haskell is in heaven sharing stories with Jesus and Bubba! I will give you time then I would like to come visit and go to lunch. Our heartfelt love, hugs and prayers are with you. Jerry and Patsy Dreesen
We are so sorry for your lost. May God bless and keep you during so time of sorrow.
HaskellI went to work for Cass County in 1975 and Haskell was Chief Deputy, I started as a dispatcher and worked my way up to a full Deputy under Haskell's leader ship, He taught me how to work cases and do them right but more than that Haskell and I became friends and did a lot of things together setting around his fireplace in winter or what ever spent a lot of hours with him and we just talked, So Barbara I know what it means to have had and lost him he was a very good man who loved his family and his work and I will always miss him