Earle "Wayne" McCalla
Marriages
Cynthia Muller Tilley - June 20, 1996
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7B - February 12, 2023
After a brief illness,
Wayne passed peacefully
at HopeWest. Wayne was
born in Charlotte, NC to
John W. McCalla and Flo
Haynes. His family moved
to Glen Rock, New Jersey
when Wayne was in grade school. They moved back
to Charlotte, NC when Wayne was in high school. He
graduated from the College of William and Mary with
a degree in English. Later he received a Masters Degree
in Operatic Performance from Hartford Conservatory.
As a USAF Captain, Wayne served as a missile launch
officer and ground electronics specialist.
He married Cynthia Muller Tilley on June 20, 1996
in Richmond, VA. In 2005, Wayne and Cynthia moved
to Fruita, CO where he was active in Newcomers Club,
Meals-on-Wheels, Western Colorado Chorale, and the
Messiah Choral Society.
He is survived by his wife, Cynthia; sisters, Cynthia M.
Boyhan, Dubois, WY, Jean Hennig (deceased); nieces,
Leslie Boyhan, Erie, CO, Barbara Watch, Lakeville,
PA, Cheryl Stelter, St. Louis, MO; nephews, Wayne
Boyhan, Sinclair, WY, Scott Hennig, The Villages, FL,
Ricky Hennig, Woodland Park, NJ; stepchildren, Gary
Robinette, Knoxville, TN, Christina Hurley, Manassas,
VA, Sara Robinette-Hayes, Crested Butte, CO; and
grandsons, Kristopher Tilley, Gibsonia, PA and Joseph
Hayes, Crested Butte, CO.
Memorial Service will be held at First Presbyterian
Church 3940 27 1/2 Rd. on March 4, 2023 at 11 am.
Memorial Contributions in Wayne’s name to
HopeWest would be appreciated.
