After a valiant battle, Bryce William "PawPaw" Massengale Jr., age 70, a resident of Irving, Texas went to be with his Savior on November 4, 2010 at home. He was a member at Northwest Bible Church in Dallas. Bryce was born on July 26, 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas to Bryce William Massengale and Oleta Hale Massengale. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1958-1964. He retired from GTE after an accident in 1995. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren and taught many of them art lessons. He was preceded in death by both of his parents and his brother, James Massengale. Survivors include his wife of 47 yrs, Jean; sister, Billie Joe Farmer; sister-in-law, Carolyn Massengale; two children and their spouses, Jan and Jeff Goodgame and Bryce Massengale III and Rosemarie; adopted children, Debra and Barry Fischer, Rebekah and David Knowles, Kathleen and Jim Rainey, Denisa and Don Delorge; 16 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; his cat, Callie, and his church family. The family will receive visitors at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home on Sunday, November 7, from 5pm-7pm. His Celebration of Life service will be held at Northwest Bible Church in Dallas on Monday, November 8 at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, Bryce requested donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Joni and Friends-DFW Family Camp (both in honor of his grandchildren) or Northwest Bible Church Community Cares Fund.