Services for Donald George Folmar, 75, of Tyler will be held Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Rev. Mitchell McRight officiating. A private interment will be held under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home.

Mr. Folmar passed away July 11, 2010 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler.

He was born May 19, 1935 in Dallas to the late Gilbert and Evelyn Folmar. He was a graduate of Jacksonville High School. Mr. Folmar had a long career in the printing business. He began working at the Jacksonville Daily Progress in 1949 when he was the sixth grade. He started selling newspapers and continued on to work as a printer for 20 years. In 1969, he joined the Tyler Morning Telegraph and worked as a printer for 20 years before his retirement. Mr. Folmer was a member of the Sunset Baptist Church in Jacksonville. He was an avid golfer and loved to fish. He was known for being a quiet and dependable gentleman.

Mr. Folmar is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Lynda Folmar of Tyler; niece, Kelley Smithson of Tyler; nephew, Darien Folmar of Bullard; and aunt, Opal Folmar of Jacksonville.

Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler.

The family would like to express thanks to Encompass Home Health, Hospice Home Care, and Hospice Homeplace for their kind and compassionate care during Mr. Folmar’s illness.

Memorials in honor of Donald G. Folmar may be made to the Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701 or the Bethesda Health Clinic, 409 W. Ferguson Street, Tyler, Texas 75702.