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May 25, 1947 –  January 17, 2012  WHITESBORO-Funeral services for Larry Joe Earl, 64, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 21, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Whitesboro with Bro. Hank Lovejoy officiating, assisted by Rev. Mike Flanagan. Interment will follow at Dixie Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home on Friday, January 20, 2012 from 6 P.M. until 8 P.M. located at 499 West Acres Rd., Whitesboro, Texas. Services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro.
Larry passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Texas Heath Presbyterian Hospital -WNJ Sherman, surrounded by his family.

Larry was born on May 25, 1947 in Whitesboro, Texas to Emmett and Alice “Sis” (Curbo) Earl. He married Joyce Henderson on February 25, 1983 in Gainesville, Texas . Larry greatly enjoyed his “Weekend Prayer Meeting” groups. He was always for the underdog, loved his family greatly and was known as the “instigator” of mischief with family and friends. Larry was currently employed by Whitesboro ISD Maintenance Department for the past 22 years and he had also worked for Johnson and Johnson.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Earl of Whitesboro; daughters,Dana McCutchen, Kristy Hartsell, LeighAnn Skipworth and husband, Charles; grandchildren, Farran Barnes, Joseph Marten, Addie and Noah Skipworth and Libby Hartsell; Sisters, Mercede Moore and husband, James, Cheryl Acker and husband, Bobby; brother – in -law, Milton Wilkerson; In-laws, J.P and Marie Henderson and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmett and Sis Earl; and a sister, Patricia Jean Wilkerson.

Pallbearers are Dwain Crawford, Steve Crawford, Neil Scoggins, Dwayne Abbe, Jeffrey Abbe, Todd Acker, Brian Crawford, Trey Schares, David Schares and Zac Crawford.

Honorary Pallbearers are Jim Hale, Tommy Neal, Charles Broyles, Johnny Bateman, Jerry Knight, Robert Wheeler, John Klinker, Billy Robertson and Steve Hawthorne.

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