Wayne McCamey, 79, of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at his home, several months after being diagnosed with ALS.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jerry Masterson of Brentwood, Tennessee, former minister of Ninth and Elm Church of Christ in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Freeport, Texas on November 27, 1941, he was the son of Reba Lloyd McCamey and Pauline Frances (Cade) McCamey. Wayne’s family moved to Orange in 1945 when his dad began working for DuPont. He graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1960. He attended Abilene Christian University graduating in 1965 with a BS in Education. His first teaching assignment was that year in Vernon, Texas where he taught seventh grade science and coached junior high football and basketball to eighth graders. He moved back to Orange in 1967 and taught biology for 16 years at Vidor High School. He coached football, basketball and baseball for 5 of those years. Wayne earned a Mastor of Education in School Administartion degree in 1976. He became the assistant principal at Vidor Elementary in 1982. He served as Principal at Bancroft Elementary and West Orange Stark Intermediate School from 1983 until he retired in 2006.

Wayne married Mary Frances (McReynolds) in 1970 at the Ninth and Elm Church of Christ. They made their home in Orange and raised two sons, Tyler Wayne and Lucas Ryan. Wayne enjoyed teaching Bible classes and serving as an elder at both Ninth and Elm Church of Christ and Fellowship Church of Christ in Orange. He currently attended McLewis Church of Christ. Wayne enjoyed a love of the outdoors, camping, hiking and photography. As a rosarian he proudly grew and gave away roses from his yard.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Reba and Pauline McCamey.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances, married for 50 years; two sons, Tyler McCamey and wife Tara of Murfreesboro, Tennesee, and Luke McCamey and wife Kendra of Bend, Oregon; 5 grandchildren, Aubrey McCamey, Camille McCamey, Reese McCamey, Connor McCamey and Kent McCamey; two brothers, Thomas Lloyd McCamey and wife Maureen of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and Gary McCamey of Mountain Home, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Joanne Hodges and husband Marty of Bridge City, Texas; as well as nieces and nephews he loved dearly.

Serving as pallbearers are Tyler McCamey, Luke McCamey, Aubrey McCamey, Kendall McCamey, Marty Hodges, and Andy Hill. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Connor McCamey, Kent McCamey, Lee Coulter, Stump Weatherford and Keelan McCamey.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Southeast Texas Hospice for their love, care and support during the last stage of his ALS disease.