Earney Gayle Loudermilk

Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 9th at the First Baptist Church in Decatur with Reverend Ken May officiating. Interment will follow service at Oaklawn Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are Mark Rouse, Mark Daniels, Chase Howard, Cody Howard, Coy Harris, Jim Seals, Richard Kirkland and Jason Seals.

Earney was born February 1, 1925 in Downing, Texas to Earney Volentine and Oma Lena (Baxter) Loudermilk. He married Zelma Dean Kirkland on December 16, 1946. Earney retired from the United States Air Force after over 23 years of service and from LTV in Grand Prairie after 20 years. He was an avid golfer and a member of the First Baptist Church in Decatur.

Survived by his wife of 62 years, Zelma Loudermilk of Decatur; daughter, Kay Rouse and husband, Charles of Decatur; granddaughters, Milissa Harris and husband, Coy of Decatur, Marla Daniels and husband, Mark of Weatherford; grandson, Mark Rouse and wife, Kelly of Fort Worth; great grandchildren, Chase and Cody Howard, Meghan Rouse, and Abilgail and Aidan Daniels.

Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home 940/627-5959

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With all our love, to you Uncle Gayle Richard & Melody Kirkland Old Soldiers Never Die

Old Soldiers Never Die (Gene Autry, William Burch and Carl Cotner)

CHORUS Old Soldier's Never Die Never die, never die Old Soldier's Never Die They just fade away.

NARRATION: On the seventh day of December In the year of forty-one The free world met disaster At the hands of the Rising Sun From the bastions of Corregidor Pearl Harbor and Bataan Came the sound of war and fury And the Death March of free man.

Then from the land of way down under A mighty voice did say Our cause is just, in God we trust I will return someday From Mindanao to Tarawa Our battle song it grew Till on Surabachi At last Old Glory flew.

From Iwo, Leyte, and a thousand Isles Our just cause never ceased Until one day, he did return And once more, there was peace Now somewhere, there stands the man His duty o'er and won The world will ne'er forget him To him we say, "Well done." Well Done Uncle Gayle, and thank you from us and all Americans. Regards,

Richard Kirkland

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