Herbert Delk III

Herbert Delk III

1945-2016

Services for Herbert “Gray” Graham Delk III were held Aug. 20, 2016, at Four Mile Lutheran Church in Mabank with Pastor Joan Iker officiating.  Interment was at Four Mile Lutheran Cemetery in Mabank.

Mr. Delk died Aug.16, 2016, at his home in Canton.

He was born April 21, 1945, in Columbia, S.C., to Herbert Graham Delk Jr. and Dorothy Blanch Jones Delk.

He grew up in South Carolina before moving to Dallas at the age of 9. He graduated from South Oak Cliff High School before attending Arlington State College.

He served two tours in Vietnam with the Air Force from 1965 to 1969.

He always had a love for architecture; he won a science fair in high school for designing a church, which was later built in Dallas. He started his own business, Delk Designs, and designed thousands of homes in the Dallas area.

He enjoyed fishing, playing golf and mowing his yard in his spare time.

He was a member of Four Mile Lutheran Church and held his pilot license flying for private parties. He had a fantastic sense of humor and enjoyed life to the fullest.

He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Delk of Canton; sons, Herbert Graham Delk IV of Canton, Daniel Jefferson Delk of Canton and Steven Anthony Groves of Dallas; grandson, Harley Jefferson Delk of Canton; sister, Ondria Eaton and Bill Wesson of Alabama; sister, Fredericka Delk Horne of Atlanta, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Dorothy Delk; wife, Sharyn Marie Tobias Delk and grandson, Sawyer Jefferson Delk.