Tommy Kenneth Talbert

Born: May 24, 1952 Waco, McLennan County, Texas

Died: April 9, 2022 Waco, McLennan County, Texas

Son of: Ted Morris Talbert and Dorothy Nell Cunningham Talbert

Husband to: Catherine Annette Chenault

Tom Talbert, of China Spring, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 9, 2022, at the age of 69 at Providence Hospital in Waco.

Visitation: 6 – 8 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2022.

Funeral Service: 2 p.m., Saturday, April 16, 2022, with Rev. Dr. Jed Roseberry officiating.

Burial: China Spring Cemetery

Mr. Talbert was born May 24, 1952, in Waco, the son of the late Ted Morris Talbert and Dorothy Nell (Cunningham) Talbert. He attended Dean Highland Elementary, Lake Air Junior High, and was a 1970 graduate of Richfield High School, all in Waco. On September 14, 1972, he married Catherine Annette Chenault in Waco. During high school, he traveled during summers to install church furniture for LL Sams and Sons. He attended Baylor University from 1970 to 1974, graduating with a BBA in Business Management. He was employed by Chenault Jewelers in Bellmead , followed by Alamo Steel and then Central Texas Iron Works in Waco. In April1987, he started working for Huck International in Waco, and remained at Huck, and its successor companies, for 35 years. He accepted Christ as his Savior in 1971, and his faith remained an important part of his life. He became deaf at age 40 after suffering continuing hearing damage due to a severe case of measles at age 5. He was able to live a full life by learning to read lips, use of hearing aids, and then finally with cochlear implants. He was an avid sports fan, and loved rooting for the China Spring Cougars, Baylor Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and Texas Rangers. Mr. Talbert was very proud of his lifelong participation in blood and platelet donation, and over his lifetime donated 15 gallons of whole blood and 50 gallons of platelets.

Survivors include his wife Cathy Talbert of China Spring; two sons, Josh Talbert and wife, Amanda, of Richardson, Texas, Jeff Talbert, and wife, Angela, of Richardson; grandchildren, Sierra Talbert, student at UCLA in Los Angeles, California, Camden Talbert, student at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, Daylon Talbert, student-athlete at JJ Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas, and Corbin Talbert, student-athlete at Richardson North Junior High in Richardson; siblings, Virginia Ann Turner and husband, Terry, of Cleburne, Ted Talbert Jr. and wife, Donna, of Robinson, Brenda Petitt and husband, Bruce, of China Spring, Beth Gilbert, and husband, Walter, of Lorena, and Beverly West of Bastrop ; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family extends their sincere appreciation to Texas Oncology and Providence Hospice for their special care.