Curtis Waymon McCaghren AKA "Pete" was born on July 20 ^th , 1938 in Moulton, Alabama as the youngest of nine children. Pete spent most of his childhood in Crawfordsville, Arkansas before moving to Houston, Texas where he attended Jeff Davis High School graduating in 1958. Pete served in the United States Army from 1961 to 1963 when he was honorably discharged. Pete married his wonderful wife Kay McCaghren of 59 years on June 30 ^th , 1962 and to this union one child was born, Kimberly Kay Biggerstaff. After his stint in the United States Army, Pete worked at Sanitary Farm Dairies followed by employment at Continental Can Company. Pete spent the majority of his career at Baker Hughes where he worked as a machinist for over 30 years.

Pete's hobbies included sports, dogs, telling jokes, and talking to strangers. Pete lived and breathed sports and was an avid fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Celtics, San Francisco 49ers, and Arkansas Razorbacks. Furthermore, Pete loved attending his grandchildren's sporting events which he never missed. Pete had an extreme love of animals and would often carry dogfood in the trunk of his car to give to stray, starving animals. Additionally, Pete lived for his three dogs Coco, Pepper, and Lucy as they always brought him happiness. Talking to strangers and telling jokes were what Pete did the best. He truly never met a stranger and had the unique gift of making people laugh and smile. You could not walk into a local Walmart, Home Depot, Cracker Barrel, or any other store/restaurant in general who didn't know Pete by name.

Pete's true passion was spending quality time with his family and grandchildren. Pete would do anything for his family and was always in attendance for any sporting event, school function, or major life milestone. He was very proud of his family and always loved to dote on his grandchildren.  Pete was a wonderful grandfather and made a positive, lasting impact on anyone who crossed paths with him.

Curtis Waymon McCaghren passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday February 10 ^th , 2022.

Pete is survived by his wife of 59 years Kay McCaghren of Houston, daughter Kimberly Biggerstaff and husband Scott Biggerstaff of Katy, grandchildren Ryan Biggerstaff of Houston and Katie Biggerstaff of Katy, brother-in-law David Hyde and wife Donna Hyde of Spring,  and his nephew Mark Hyde and family of Chatsworth Georgia.

Pete was preceded in death by his parents and eight siblings. A Memorial Service led by Pastor David Dunn to be held on Tuesday February 22 ^nd , 2022, at 2:00 PM at Grace Bible Church of Houston – 13700 Schroeder Road, Houston, Texas 77070 with a reception to follow.

He was afflicted with Alzheimer's/Dementia in his later years, so in lieu of flowers, we are kindly asking for donations in his name to the Alzheimer's association on his tribute page .