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Eldon Ross Earnest
16 Apr 1930 – 31 Aug 2010
| Birth | 16 Apr 1930 |
| Death | 31 Aug 2010 |
| Cemetery | Sunset Memorial Gardens Odessa , Ector County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Carolyn Mackey-Byrum on 01 Sep 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58071037 |
Bio
The sweet spirit of Eldon R. Earnest, 80, a longtime resident of Odessa, Texas departed on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. He was born in Pinkstaff, Illinois on April 16, 1930, to Alfred B. and Elsie Earnest. He loved the Lord and was a member of First Church of Nazarene. He had worked on the church's commitment to help the needy and visit the sick and the elderly. Later in his life, health problems kept him from doing many things he loved. He lived each day with hope, optimism and love. He had a delightful sense of humor and found joy in making others happy and ALWAYS found time to listen when you needed him. He was a loving man with a gentle spirit who did all he could to make the world a better place to live. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve for four years and served most of the active duty required. He also played in the minor league for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred G. and Elsie Earnest; brothers, Bob Earnest and wife Betty, Marvin Earnest, both lived in Quincy, Illinois; and a sister, Donna Carol Kellum of Tuscon, Arizona. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Lena "Lynn" Earnest; his children, Kenneth E. Earnest and wife Sharon, Janice Gupton and family, Sandra Tipton and family, all of Quincy, Illinois, Gaye Ann Cruz and husband Mando of New Braunfels, Texas; 11 grandchildren, Brian Earnest, Amy Earnest, and eight others in Quincy, Illinois, Steven R. Harvey of Austin, Texas, Sarah Brooks and husband Aaron of Abilene, Texas, Stephanie L. Ritchie and husband Troy of New Braunfels, Texas; 16 great- grandchildren, Janell Harvey, Paul Harvey and Ronnie Harvey of Austin, Texas Katelynn Brooks and Chase Brooks of Abilene, Texas, Annlyn B. Richie, Caia Ritchie and Emory Ritchie of New Braunfels, Texas. He loved all of his family dearly and was a wonderful grandfather by the name of "Papaw or Grandpa". Published September 3, 2010 in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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- Marvin G. "Muggs" Earnest 1932–2005
- Arthur R. "Bob" Earnest 1934–2002
- Dona Carol Earnest Kellum 1936–2007
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