Joel Wayne Layton

Joel Wayne Layton, age 44, passed away on November 9, 2014.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church with Bro. George Price and John Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.

Joel was born on November 20, 1969, in Wheatland, Wyoming to Charles Wayne and Sandra Joy (Cox) Layton. He was a hard worker, and had been employed with West Texas Gas for 20 years.

Joel graduated from Memphis High School in 1989 where he was given the Peacemaker Award. A fun-loving and jovial person, he was known by many as a big, gentle giant. He was a happy and kind person, and a dependable friend and brother who was always there when needed.

A Christian man, he would do anything for anybody, and was often referred to as a “cowboy with angel wings.” He loved roping and playing golf, but most of all loved his family. He was a loving father and brother, and could not have been a better son for his parents. Joel will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Chuck and Penny Layton and Pick and LaQueta Cox.

He is survived by his parents, Sandra and Ronald Hatcher and Charlie and Diana Layton; two daughters, Leigh Ann Layton and Blayne Layton; one son, Dalton Layton; one sister, Lauron Johnson and husband, Landon; and numerous special cousins, extended family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tom Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund, PO Box 161, Guthrie, TX 79236 or to your favorite charity.