Daryle H Tower "Texas Red"

Daryle H. “Texas Red” Tower, 86, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2026. He was born on September 23, 1940 in Cary, Maine, to Robert and Iva Tower.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Wayne “Butch” Tower, Gordon Tower, Raymond Tower and sisters Iris Hilton, Gloria LaFleche and Lisarose Joiner, his son Bobby Heflin, and his grandchildren Chaz Simons and Destiny Angel Tower.

He is survived by his beloved wife Pam Tower, his brother Robert “Bobby” Tower, his children William “Billy” Tower, Daryle J. Tower, Regina Pinkston, and Richard (Melanie) Tower. He also leaves his grandchildren Dylan (Summer) Pinkston, Isis (Devin) Pinkston, Cassady Pinkston, Peyton Tower, Dawson (Caitlyn) Tower, Weston (Mary Beth) Tower, Brenton Tower, and Jordan (Sarah) Heflin. He also leaves his great grandchildren Elayna Halford, Owen Heflin, Elliot Heflin, Aubrey Tower, Oliver Tower, Kai Pinkston, Zane Edmondson, Olivia Clegg, and Colton Clegg, along with a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

Daryle honorably served as a Navy veteran and later retired from the ICG railroad. He possessed a lifelong passion for adventure and sports, competing in amateur boxing and racing dirt bikes throughout his twenties, and remaining an avid golfer in his later years.

Music was the heartbeat of Daryle’s life. As a talented singer, musician, and record producer, he rubbed elbows with icons like Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Walsh, Duck Dunn, George Jones, and Tanya Tucker. Throughout his life, many family gatherings were filled with guitar playing and singing, creating memories that his loved ones will carry forever.

In his later years, nothing brought a bigger smile to Daryle’s face than his family and his pets. He delighted in every moment spent with his grandchildren and great grandchildren and thoroughly enjoyed the daily companionship of his best friends, his dogs Angel, General, and Sampson. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered.