Louis “Ernie” Earnhart, 68, of Benbrook died Aug. 1, 2010, at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Coker-Mathews Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Sam Calk officiating. Burial will be in Clifton Cemetery.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The son of Edgar Lee and Rachael Lucille Gibson Earnhart, he was born Nov. 27, 1941, in California. On Aug. 29, 1969, he married Charlene Arnice Gilbert in Oklahoma. Mr. Earnhart served in the U.S. Navy. He was a truck driver/trainer for Steven’s Transport. He retired from Mrs. Baird’s and Raytheon. He was a member of Lone Oak Assembly of God and was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene Arnice Earnhart of Rockwall; his mother, Rachael Lucille McMahon; two sons, Russ Earnhart of Ovilla and Jonathon Earnhart of Greenville; two daughters, Elise Elaine Earnhart Bigory of Greenville and Stephanie Ann Earnhart Cherry of Texarkana, Texas; sister Karen Earnhart Smith of Granbury; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
His father; wife; a brother, Jerry Earnhart; stepfather C.H. McMahon; and a grandson, Corey Mitchell Whitaking, preceded him in death.
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Gloria (Lemanski) Vladi
Mesquite, TX August 4, 2010
"If there was a man who knew dedication, it was Louis Earnhart. He spoke of his loving family at home to those of his Stevens Transport family at work and he painted the picture of his dedication for those at home who supported his love of the open road. As the sun sets on this man's life, I remember how he meant so much to many of us at Stevens. Although his passing leaves a void, there is so much to be remembered about a man whose work was never left undone, about a man whose friendship was cherished, and about a man who stood among his peers as a professional with pride that followed every mile he drove. I thank God for the privelage of knowing Louiis and although I am filled with sorrow, I smile, because I know Louis has been set free and and now is at Peace with our Father in Heaven.
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Melody Bronson
Mesquite, TX August 4, 2010
"Louis will be truly missed here at Stevens Transport. He loved his job as a Truck Driver..and we loved him! I have known Louis for 15 years, he was not just one of the drivers we worked with, he was our friend...He is at peace now.....Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends from Stevens Transport."