William Dewitt Root Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2023-01-21T18:00:00
End: 2023-01-21T19:00:00
Location: Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved William Dewitt Root of Canyon Lake, Texas, who passed away at the age of 93, on December 24, 2022. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of William Dewitt Root to show support.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, George Dewitt Root and Mattie Louise Hambrick; his sons, David Root (Jeanine) and William Root (Windy); his nephew Guy Stanfield (Suzanne); his wife Kathryn Root; and his stepchildren, Jennifer Matsuda and Byron Howell.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Gideons International at https://gideons.org would be greatly appreciated.

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Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home
6900 Lawndale St, Houston, TX 77023

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6900 Lawndale St, Houston, TX 77023

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Jan 21

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6900 Lawndale St, Houston, TX 77023

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