DeLayne Myers Scarbrough

Delayne Myres Scarbrough was born to Francys Myres and DeLayne L. Scarbrough December 23rd, 1930 in Houston Texas.

He graduated from San Jacinto High School in 1949, and enlisted in the Navy where he served as a Yeoman and Seaman in active duty from 1951-1954, honorably discharged in 1956.

He attended University of Houston to study agriculture, where he met and married his college sweetheart, Marjory Alice Nunnery on September 20th, 1953. Together, they had four children, Barton, Daphne, Damon, and Daniel. They lived in Long Beach and San Francisco California before coming back home to where his heart was in Houston. He built their home on Bauer Road from scratch, and they operated a ceramics studio in the Houston area.

Returning to his initial calling, he took up cattle and hay farming in the early 1970’s, and on November 1st, 1975 he married for a second time. He and Janie Beth Mayo celebrated at their lake home in Hockley, where he happily spent the rest of his days reading, fishing, gardening.

He was predeceased by his wife Janie, his son Damon, and his son Daniel.

He is survived by his son Barton (Audrey) and daughter Daphne, his beloved grandchildren, Andrea, Aimee, Kyle, Austin, Cheyenne, and Miles, and great grandchildren Wyatt, Lane, Kooper, and Beau, his brother Larry (Yvonne), his niece LaJean (Ernie), and sisters-in-law Sue Utley (Bob), Wanda Thorton, and Pam McQueary (Eddie).

He leaves behind a legacy of kindness, gentle wisdom, and unconditional love, having bettered the lives of all who were fortunate enough to encounter him.

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.”

— Greek Proverb.

One of his greatest personal achievements was to look with pride on the several dozen “bucket oaks” he grew from acorns, gathered from the Hempstead Courthouse, and then gifted and planted all over the Houston area some 40 years ago. In lieu of flowers, the family requests all those who would like to honor his memory donate in his name to www.treesforhouston.org to keep his sweet intention growing.