Larry M. Middlebrooks
July 20, 1944 - October 16, 2022
Larry Michael Middlebrooks, 78, was called to his eternal
home on October 16, 2022. Funeral services will be at Family Fellowship of
Greenville on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 10:00 AM with Pastor Rick Blue
and Pastor Steve Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow the service at Mt Zion Cemetery on Hwy 11 east of
Commerce. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 9:00 AM until service time at the church. Funeral arrangements are under the direction
of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.
Larry was born to Berna Middlebrooks and Rosia Pickard
Middlebrooks on July 20, 1944, in Commerce, Texas. He married Linda Williams on April 24, 1976,
in Commerce. They shared 46 wonderful years
together.
Larry worked for Rockwell Intl for the first 20 years of his
career and then became a car salesman, his passion, for the next 20 years. He
loved meeting people and was really good at his job. He then went on to serve Hunt County as a
Commissioner.
Larry spent most of his life serving others. He was a school
board member and a volunteer firefighter in his early adult years in Ladonia.
He was also a firefighter for the City of Commerce, head chaplain for the Hunt
County Jail system for 10 years and President of the Greenville Kiwanis Club
for one term. He has been a member of
Family Fellowship for 32 years where he served as a deacon for two terms. Larry
was over the greeter program for 20+ yrs and worked in children's Sunday school
classes for many years. He loved kids
and was always handing out dollar bills to little ones he would meet in stores.
He volunteered at Hands of Compassion until his health begin to fail. Larry loved the Lord and loved people and he
never met a stranger. He enjoyed the mission trips he took over the years
because he loved helping others. His
wonderful sense of humor and love for his family will be missed forever.
Larry is survived by his wife, Linda, son, Ronald Keith
Smith and wife Gina of Sulphur Springs, daughters, Tammy Lynn Smith of Garland
and Cynthia Denise Derrick of Cooper, sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and
Tommy Carroll of Bossier City, La., three grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Larry Williams, Randy Williams, Tim
Ellsworth, Parker Blue, Luke Johnson and Dave Sundeen. Honorary pallbearers will
be Nathan Chandler, Jim Myers, Charles Waller, Bobby Manley, James Forbes and
Dean Harrison.
His family would like to thank all of the wonderful employees
at Greenville Gardens for their love and care for Larry.
He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, Eli
and Dola Middlebrooks, Pless and Lizzie Pickard and sister and brother-in-law,
Berna Rose and Delbert Day.
In lieu of flowers, you can make a donation to the Family
Fellowship Missions Program, 401 Division St. Greenville, Texas 75402 or to Hands of Compassion,
809 Sahara Dr., Greenville, Texas, 75402 or a charity of your choice.
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