Palestine High School Alumni Association

Eugene Milton Dietz 1947

09 / 30 / 1928  –  02 / 26 / 2000

Services for Eugene Milton Dietz, 71, of Palestine will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Guiceland Cemetery with Dr. Tom Rousseau officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster.

Mr. Dietz died Saturday evening at Palestine Regional Medical Center.

He was born September 30, 1928, in Palestine, to Harold Hugo and Cora Ethel Lester Dietz.

Mr. Dietz attended schools in Palestine and worked many years for Missouri-Pacific Railroad. He was a veteran of the Korean War and a life member of the VFW. He was a member of First Christian Church in Palestine.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lucretia Moseley Dietz; and a twin brother, Edwin Hunter Dietz.

Mr. Dietz is survived by a sister, Rosemary Dietz Tittle of Odessa; brother, Harold L. Dietz of Palestine; four nephews, three nieces, and six great-nephews.

Pallbearers will be Earl Eaton, Merle D. Smith, Les Dietz, Glenn Tittle, Hunt Dietz and Bryan Dietz.

Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 113 East Crawford St., Palestine, Texas, 75801

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 02-28-2000