Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2012 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Rev. Bill Cleveland will officiate and be assisted by Rev. Gary Sessions. Pallbearers include Taylor German, Nicky Shepherd, Micky Shepherd, David Smith, Johnie Smith, Joe Shepherd, and Whit Klein.
Earl was born on February 13, 1931 to Elzie and Grace (Kerns) German in Warrenton, Virginia. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. Earl was united in marriage to Anna Cokeley on September 27, 1948 in San Diego, California. He retired from Mitchell Energy as a plant manager then worked for Mike's Music as a manager. Earl was a member of the First Christian Church in Ames, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Raymond, Kenneth, Ralph, Dan, and Billy German; and his sisters, Evelyn Leydig, Kathleen Baker, Ruth Denny, and Elizabeth Robinson.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years, Anna German of Runaway Bay; his daughters, Earlene Marie and husband Joe Michael Shepherd of Bridgeport, Patricia Ann and husband Johnie Ellis Smith of Alvord; his sons, Michael L. German of Bridgeport, Mark Alan German and wife Bettie of Chico; his grandchildren, Paula, Micky, Nicky, David, Jessica, Taylor, and Morgan; his great grandchildren, Madeline, Lindsey, and Olivia; his sister, Margaret Hall of Enid, Oklahoma; numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Hawkins Funeral Home, Bridgeport, Texas, 940-683-2211
Earl C. German, 81, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Service: 2 p.m. Friday in Hawkins Chapel.
Interment: East Bridgeport Cemetery.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins.
Survivors: Wife of 63 years, Anna; daughters, Earlene and Patricia; and sons, Michael and Mark
Published in Star-Telegram on May 3, 2012
Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2012 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Rev. Bill Cleveland will officiate and be assisted by Rev. Gary Sessions. Pallbearers include Taylor German, Nicky Shepherd, Micky Shepherd, David Smith, Johnie Smith, Joe Shepherd, and Whit Klein.
Earl was born on February 13, 1931 to Elzie and Grace (Kerns) German in Warrenton, Virginia. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. Earl was united in marriage to Anna Cokeley on September 27, 1948 in San Diego, California. He retired from Mitchell Energy as a plant manager then worked for Mike's Music as a manager. Earl was a member of the First Christian Church in Ames, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Raymond, Kenneth, Ralph, Dan, and Billy German; and his sisters, Evelyn Leydig, Kathleen Baker, Ruth Denny, and Elizabeth Robinson.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years, Anna German of Runaway Bay; his daughters, Earlene Marie and husband Joe Michael Shepherd of Bridgeport, Patricia Ann and husband Johnie Ellis Smith of Alvord; his sons, Michael L. German of Bridgeport, Mark Alan German and wife Bettie of Chico; his grandchildren, Paula, Micky, Nicky, David, Jessica, Taylor, and Morgan; his great grandchildren, Madeline, Lindsey, and Olivia; his sister, Margaret Hall of Enid, Oklahoma; numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Hawkins Funeral Home, Bridgeport, Texas, 940-683-2211
Earl C. German, 81, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Service: 2 p.m. Friday in Hawkins Chapel.
Interment: East Bridgeport Cemetery.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins.
Survivors: Wife of 63 years, Anna; daughters, Earlene and Patricia; and sons, Michael and Mark
Published in Star-Telegram on May 3, 2012
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