Elbert H. Feezor, 75, of Greenville passed away October 24, 2011 at Hunt Regional Medical Center. Services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday at Highland Terrace Baptist Church with Rev. Royce Litchfield and Ken Bonnett officiating. Interment will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.
Elbert was born in Port Arthur, Texas July 25, 1936 to Norman Bert and Annie Lee (McMillon) Feezor. His family moved to El Paso where he attended school through the 8th grade. He later moved to Greenville and graduated from Greenville High School in 1955. He then went to work for Temco where he was employed for 43 years before retiring under the company name of Raytheon.
Elbert met the love of his life Billie Ward, and they married October 22, 1960 having just celebrated their 51st anniversary.
His survivors include his wife of Greenville; two sons Ward Feezor of Dallas and Wayne Feezor of Greenville; four grandchildren Grant, Elizabeth, and Katelyn of Dallas and Amanda of Denton; sister Norma Stapleton of Florida; and two nephews Randy and Mark Stapleton of Alabama. He loved his family and treasured his friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one half-sister Loraine Osborne; and one half-brother Wayne Feezor.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Morrison, Farrell Nalls, Billy Maroney, Jerry Bench, Jim Finney, and Joe Bishop. Honorary pallbearers will be Men of the Shepherd’s Flock.
The family request memorials be made to the Highland Terrace Baptist Church Building Fund.
