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William Wyatt Obituary
April 28, 1928 - July 22, 2025
Glen Rose, Texas - Dr. William E. Wyatt, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Glen Rose, Texas. He was born in Hartsville, SC. on April 28, 1928.
He graduated from San Angelo High School in San Angelo, Texas then served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas and earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas.
He married Winnie Dowden in 1953. The first dentist in Hurst, Texas, he practiced there from 1955-1961 while attending Southwestern Baptist Seminary. He, along with his family, then went to Nigeria, West Africa where he served as a dental missionary in Ibadan and Enugu for three years.
Resuming his practice in Hurst, Texas, he worked there from 1964 until 2014, retiring at 88 years of age. While practicing dentistry, Wyatt was nominated two times as Texas Dentist of the Year. He served on the Fort Worth Dental Society in all offices, including President. He also served on the City Council of Colleyville, Texas. He was elected to the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. After limiting his practice to orthodontics, he served the American Orthodontic Society as President in which a yearly Distinguished Lecture was named in his honor.
Since his retirement Dr. Wyatt has produced videos on orthodontic and TMJ treatment for which he has had responses of gratitude from all over the world. Recently, an American Orthodontic Society event center " The William E. Wyatt Center for Orthodontic Education" in Grapevine, Texas has been named in his honor.
Since 1995, William (Bill) along with his wife Winnie, have lived on a small ranch in Glen Rose, Texas where he will be buried in a private cemetery on the property.
The Wyatts have four sons, Dr. William E. Wyatt, Jr., Dr. Charles Cevin Wyatt, Dr. Bryant Morgan Wyatt, and Reverend Mark Cornell Wyatt; they have seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at the Wiley Funeral Home Chapel in Glen Rose with graveside services following at the Wyatt Family Ranch Cemetery in Glen Rose, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Red Cross.
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Kristin
Earlier today
I loved getting to know Dr Wyatt and his sweet wife, Winnie. He was so kind and I always enjoyed our conversations. He was brilliant and he will truly be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Wyatt family.
Grady Brittain
Yesterday
He was a wonderful Christian and was faithful to Christ and his Church. We remember the watermelon social they had for the church at their ranch house. We had conversations and discussions over the years. He was so thoughtful and was so well rounded in his thinking on spiritual matters. So proud to have known him as well as Winnie. She was a great Sunday School teacher too!!!
Carol L. Bates
July 28, 2025
Dr. Wyatt was the most kind, caring, loving, generous, giving and understanding Gentleman I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. While employed by him for five years, he taught and shared with me so much about the profession he was so
passionate about.
He was an awesome boss and taught me skills and the love of dentistry to use in my career for the next 31 years. I am very saddened by his passing.
Prayers to his wonderful family.
Thomas and Judith D´Amico
July 25, 2025
We were very sad to hear of Dr. Wyatt. He was a true gentleman and humble Christian who served the Lord. He will be missed by his family and the Glen Rose community.
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