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Gerald Kenneth Eubanks
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Gerald Kenneth Eubanks went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 16, 2016 in Dallas, Texas at the age of 82.
Gerald was born in Dump, Texas to Nelse Albert and Lura Alice Elizabeth Eubanks on February 13, 1933. He attended school in McKinney, Texas and was a proud veteran of the United States Army.
Gerald was preceded in death by his father and mother, Nelse Eubanks, Sr and Lura Eubanks, his brother Nelse Albert Eubanks, Jr, his brother Chester Calvin Eubanks and daughter Lisa Dawn Eubanks Adkins. His is survived by his sister, Lorene Jewel Eubanks Clarkson, sister in law Imogene Eubanks, Wife Sandra Jean Eubanks, daughter Dianna Eubanks McCall, daughter Kay Eubanks Lakey and husband Bob, daughter Jeania Eubanks Benz and husband Kenneth, daughter Carla Jean Caminero and husband Nelson, son Gerald ‘Kenneth’ Eubanks and wife Brandy, son Tommy Glenn Meneley and wife Vicki, daughter Jennifer Howell, daughter Julie Monk and husband Tommy, 26 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. He was blessed with many others that called him “Paw Paw”.
Gerald loved the outdoors and his friends at Pilot Knoll Park. He was a proud retiree of Red Arrow Freight Lines. He loved to go walking and spending time with family. His patience and kindness will be missed the most, he was a delight to behold.
A memorial will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Charles W Smith Funeral Home in McKinney, Texas with Chad Lee of Sit ‘Em Down Cowboy Church officiating the service.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Terry Eubanks
January 28, 2016
After our dad passed, I always appreciated the fact that Uncle Gerald always kept tabs on our mother. He would stop by to see her every time he was in town. Sometimes he would have one of his granddaughters, Natalie, tagging along with him. After Mom passed he would then always make it a point to stop by and see me when he was in town. He just wanted to keep up with the family. Other circumstances have allowed me to be fortunate enough to get to know Natalie very well in the past few years. She and I have exchanged a lot of stories about Uncle Gerald. A great man! However, I am pretty sure that I can blame at least part of my right shoulder trouble to his handshake.
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Larry Eubanks
January 25, 2016
Uncle Gerald was one of a kind. Well, not exactly since his brothers Junior (our Daddy) and Uncle Chester were characters as well. Although we had not stayed in touch with Gerald, we have truly wonderful memories from the early days when we nephews and nieces were young ones. We pulled the Christmas Eve gift deal on him one year, so he bought a huge amount of fireworks. He piled them up and lit them all at once. Sent everyone running for the hills. He was so very proud of his physical conditioning as evidenced by the competition between him and Chester when they were helping PaPa build his storm cellar. They were seeing who could carry the most bags of cement at a time. It became ridiculous but extremely entertaining. And I still have the image of Gerald hanging sideways like a flag from Mother's porch post, using his forearms for support. We had so many wonderful times at the lake. Those crazy characters created so many great memories for us. Wouldn't have had it any other way.
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