Keith McCormick

Keith McCormick, 85, of Waco and Snyder, Texas passed away
on Friday, May 31, 2024, at his home with his wife and three
children alongside. A graveside service will take place at a future
date at Hillside Memorial Gardens cemetery in Snyder. Keith
will be remembered for his humorous personality, his example of
generosity, and his active Christian faith.
Albert Keith, the 􀂿 fth son of six children, was born at the
family home seven miles west of Snyder on Jan. 10, 1939, to
Claude and Violet McCormick. From an early age he worked in
the family business, McCormick & Sons Oil Co. He graduated
from Snyder High School in 1957 and attended Abilene Christian
College where he studied business. After dating for three-plus years, he married his high
school sweetheart, Freida Melton, on March 31, 1960. In May 1961, Keith graduated
from Abilene Christian and the young married couple discovered that Lamesa, Texas
would be their home for the next three decades. Keith partnered with his brother Beecher
in McCormick Oil Co., a Phillips 66 jobbership serving multiple markets in West Texas.
The brothers owned service stations in area communities and also provided fuel, bulk
lubricants, and propane to gins, oil 􀂿 eld operations, and area farmers. In addition, Keith
had cotton farm interests and served on the board of directors for several newspapers
in the Roberts Publishing Co. of Andrews, Texas. Keith served as deacon at the North
14th Street Church of Christ in Lamesa where he taught teenagers for over 30 years and
participated in mission trips to Jamaica and Trinidad.
In 1991, the brothers sold McCormick Oil Co. and Keith and Freida moved to Abilene,
Texas shortly thereafter. While in Abilene, he served as an elder at the Hillcrest Church of
Christ – the same church the couple attended while Keith 􀂿 nished college. They lived in
Salado, Texas for a short time where Keith served as an elder with the Salado Church of
Christ. As an elder, he visited congregations in Mexico supported by the Salado church
and praised of the hospitality of the local church members. In return, he and Freida hosted
several Mexican ministers in their home during their visits to the Salado church. Keith
and Freida ultimately moved to Waco, Texas to be closer to their youngest grandchildren.
Keith is survived by his wife of 64 years, Freida, his brother C.E. McCormick, Jr. of
Kerrville and sister, Linda McCormick Heath of Salado. He is survived by children Bret
McCormick and wife Teri of Bentonville, Arkansas; Dee Ann McCormick of Copperas
Cove, Texas; and Blaine McCormick and wife Sarah of Waco. He is also survived
by 6 grandchildren: Clint McCormick, Whitney McCormick Jackson and husband
Blake, Payton McCormick and wife Shelby, Ellis McCormick and wife Kate, Miriam
McCormick, Beatrice McCormick. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren
along with many nieces and one nephew on the McCormick side.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Violet, brothers Bobby and wife
Billie, Beecher, Bill and wife JoAnn, sister-in-law Barbara, nephew Mark and wife Janie
McCormick, and Lane Shaw, husband of niece Marilyn Shaw.
In lieu of 􀃀 owers, the family requests memorial donations to the Cherokee Home for
Children, P.O. Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832 or visit www.chc4kids.org. Please write
Keith McCormick on a memo line so the family can express our appreciation for the gift.