CAMERON — Services for Howard Peter ‘Pete’ Tumlinson, 87, of Cameron will be 4 p.m. Monday at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron with the Rev. Jim Lafferty officiating.

Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Tumlinson died Thursday, June 5, in a local hospital.

He was born June 7, 1920, to O.G. and Maude Weaver Tumlinson in Glasgow, Mont. He graduated in the Class of ‘42 at Texas A&M University. He served his country during World War II as a pilot for SHAEF, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces. His career as a commercial artist carried him to places all over the country including New York City, Chicago, Albuquerque, Fort Worth and Austin.

He also worked for the Texas Department of Health as an artist/photojournalist. He is best known for his creation of ol’Sarge, which became recognized as a symbol of Texas A&M. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cameron.

Survivors include two brothers, Jack Tumlinson of Cameron and Dick Tumlinson of Wichita, Kan.

Visitation will be 4:30 – 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.