Charles R. Earle Sr.

LEWISVILLE Charles R."Dickie" Earle Sr., 73, of Lewisville, went to be with the Lord June 17 2013. "ickie, as he was known by his friends and family, was a West Texas boy. He was born in Odessa on Oct. 13, 1939 and raised in the Seminole/Andrews area. Dickie graduated from Seminole High School and then entered the Air Force where he spent four years working on airplanes and touring Europe. In 1964, after leaving the service, he met and married his wife, Billie Katherine Hall, the love of his life, in Midland, Texas. He then attended and graduated from the Spartan Aeronautical School in Tulsa, Okla. After graduation, they moved to the Dallas area, and he became employed with Braniff International, where he worked as an aircraft mechanic/foreman for 17 years. They established their home in Lewisville in 1970, where they raised 3 sons (Richard, Sid and Billie). Dickie was a hands-on parent, coaching his sons' little league baseball and football teams, teaching them how to hunt and fish, developing their life skills and building his boys to be strong Christian men. After the boys finished high school and college, God opened the door for them to purchase Alternative Food Company in Lubbock. While Dickie jumped at the chance to move back to his beloved West Texas, Billie, on the other hand, had to pray about it. They owned and operated the health food store in Lubbock from 1998 to 2008. After selling the store, they then moved back to Lewisville to retire and delight in their family and grandkids. Dickie was an avid outdoorsman and loved Texas baseball and football. Dickie rejoiced not only in being a spiritual leader, but in spending time with his family and friends, grandkids, Glory of Zion church and prayer group family, and studying the Bible. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Billie Earle; siblings Ronnie Earle of Rota, Spain and Margaret Little of Fairfield; sons Richard of Mansfield, Sid of Double Oak and Billie of Lewisville; daughters-in-law Tina and Christy; and grandchildren Morgan, Mikayla, Alyssa, Baylis, Savannah, Madilyn, Katelyn and Kylie. He was preceded in death by: his father, Henry Sears "Oochie" Earle Jr.; mother Alice Earle; brother Henry Sears "Sonny" Earle III; and sister Janie Butler. The family would appreciate flowers or donations to The Children's Tumor Foundation, www.ctf.org, 95 Pine Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005-1703 in honor of Dickie Earle. Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2013, at Mulkey Mason Funeral Home located at 740 S. Edmonds, Lewisville. Interment will follow in McCurley Cemetery, 1400 McGee Lane, Lewisville.