Harold Wayne Runnels, age 77, passed from this life to be with his Savior on February 6, 2011. Wayne was born on May 3, 1933, to Robert Lee Runnels and Sylvia Ruth Ballard in Hardeman County, TX. Wayne spent his school years in Seagoville, TX and was a graduate of Seagoville High School, Baylor University, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the pastor of several Baptist churches in Texas before joining the U.S. Army Chaplaincy where he served until his retirement in 1979 when he and his family moved to Harker Heights, TX. His overseas duty assignments included Korea and Vietnam as well as Germany. Wayne and his wife, Peggy, were married in Abbott, TX in 1954, and were blessed with two daughters. The Army enabled them to travel extensively and to live in foreign countries with their family. They actively served in several churches in the central Texas area when living in Harker Heights after retiring from the Army. He was appreciated for his love of the Bible and his teaching and preaching ability. He is survived by his wife, Peggy, two daughters and their husbands, Claire and Darwin Moore and Suzanne Runnels and Mike Driscoll, granddaughter, Bethany Moore, and by his brother Randy Ritchie. He was predeceased by his parents. His memorial service is 6 p.m., Wednesday, February 9 at Cypress-Fairbanks Funeral Home. Visitation preceding the service will be from 4 – 6 p.m. He will be laid to rest Friday, February 11, at Houston National Cemetery will full military honors. In lieu of flowers, take a moment to cherish fond memories of Wayne in the evening during a beautiful sunset, which he so often enjoyed.