Thomas Bevlie Vancleave was born on November 22, 1944 in McNab, Arkansas to his father, Bevlie Vancleave and mother, Mildred Elizabeth Hawthorne McBay and was raised by his step-dad, Jesse Olin McBay. He was the oldest son of seven, Ben McBay and family of Texarkana, Arkansas, Joe Alton McBay (deceased), Sandra Kay McBay (deceased), Bonnie McBay Wilson and family of Shreveport, Louisiana, David McBay of Dallas, Texas James Marty McBay of Texarkana, Texas, and granddaughter Sara Michelle Crockett (deceased), and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws. He was married to Lois Barnett Vancleave of Dallas, Texas. He worked for J.B. Hunt for 25 plus years.Children: Sherry Andd Vancleave-Crockett married to Jeff Crockett of Lewisville, Texas, Sheryl Ann Schroeder of Lewisville, Texas and Step-son, Paul Lynn Barnett, of North Richland Hills, Texas, and Kathy Marie Barnett (deceased)Grandkids: Katherine Marie Lindsey, of Mesquite, Texas April Marie Schroeder of Dallas, Texas, Benjamin Joshua Schroeder of Dallas, Texas and Brittany Nicole Crockett of Lewisville, TexasGreat-Grand kids: great grand-daughter, Hailey Marie Forester, great grandson, Connor Joshua Surrette of Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 1:00 pm in the Brooks Family Chapel of the North Dallas Funeral Home, 2710 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234.Please send the family condolences and sign the guest book on this site.