Thursday, October 1, 2026
Carl Lee Ansley got his wings Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Lipan, with his loving family surrounding him. He was born May 31, 1938, in Rhome, to Albert and Ophelia Ansley. He graduated from Tech High School in Fort Worth. Carl met the love of his life, Loretta Jean Smith, in August 1960 and they had a beautiful 63 years together. Carl and Loretta married April 22, 1961, and together they were blessed with two boys, Dale Anthony and Keith Scott Ansley.
Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury. Funeral service will follow at 2 p.m., also at Wiley Funeral Home. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery outside Lipan.
To send flowers to Carl’s family, please visit the Wiley Funeral Home floral website.
He entered boot camp and aircraft school in Amarillo May 2, 1957, joined the Texas Air National Guard in 1958 and served in the Texas Air National Guard in all facets of propulsion maintenance including fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He was a flight engineer on the KC-97. Before retiring, he served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the ‘90s as a chief master sergeant. He retired from the Texas Air National Guard with 36 years of dedicated service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, one brother and one son.
He is survived by his wife, Loretta Ansley; his child, Dale Ansley; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
