Eloise Brumley's Obituary
Eloise was born on October 8, 1926, and exchanged her temporary body for an eternal one on October 25, 2013 at the age of 87. She was born in Amity, Arkansas during the Great Depression and periodically moved from one saw mill town to another in Arkansas and Louisiana. She married Burt Brumley, the love of her life, during WW II. They were married for 67 years. In addition to being a child of God, she was a loving mother and grandmother, encourager and friend to many. As the constant encourager in any difficult situation, she would always respond with “It will get better”, believing it always would.
Family and friends will be received at Radar Funeral Home in Longview, Texas, on Sunday, October 27 from 12:00 until 2:00. A small graveside service of family and a few close friends will be on Monday at 11:00 am at the Memorial Cemetery in Longview. Rev. Lee Poe from Green Acres Baptist Church will conduct the service.
Eloise was the daughter of Bennett and Opal Oden. She had two brothers and two sisters who have preceded her in death. Music filled her life at an early age as she traveled with her family to Stamps Baxter music conventions. As an adult, when she wasn’t singing in the church choir she traveled and entertained with close friends from church called the “Grinder Switch Bells”, providing down home gospel music and comedy all over East Texas.
Eloise and Burt volunteered at the East Texas Food Bank supported by Oakland Heights Baptist Church. Both were active in a prayer group of close Christian friends from Oakland Heights. In 2002, Eloise and Burt moved to Tyler where they became members of Green Acres Baptist Church. It was there she became a Care Giver to Burt who struggled with Alzheimer’s until his death in 2010.
She was a resident of Briarcliff Health Center for the last 3 years of her life where she modeled the love of Christ to everyone she met. She was a constant source of encouragement to the staff of Briarcliff and prided herself in being the best bingo winner of the center.
She was survived by four children; Gloria and Johnny Bowman of Longview, Michael and Georgia Brumley of The Woodlands, Ken and Judy Brumley of Tyler, Judy and Marvin Walton of Diana; nine grandchildren, Jeff Bowman and wife Elicia, Chris Bowman and wife Tina, Olivia Brumley Metzger and husband Ryan, Lauren Brumley, Melissa Craddock and husband Mitchell, Mica Allen and husband Jeff, Travis Walton and wife Lauren, Rebecca May and husband Travis, Emily Ehmke and husband Ben. Her great grandchildren are Mary Beth and Rebecca Bowman, Justin and Joshua Bowman, Grace and Evan Metzger, Mical-Anne, Mia, and Monroe Craddock, Ella, Brooklyn, and Jackson Walton, and Magnolia May.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Hospice of East Texas in Tyler which provided such great care for her during her last moments here on earth.
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