Services for Eugene Gene Eddings will be 2 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, at Blue Starr Church of Christ where he was a member. Mike Schroeder and James Evans will share words of comfort.Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Rice Funeral Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Gene passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008. He was 90.
Born March 20, 1918 in Newton County, Ark. to Warren ?Wad? and Mabel (Boomer) Eddings, Gene received his education at Carver School in Newton County. It was here that he met his future bride, Vivian Floy Dickey, when she visited the school as part of a music education program. After a courtship period which included lots of walking on Gene?s part, the couple married on Nov. 16, 1940 in a ceremony in Vivian?s parents? home.
When WWII was declared, Gene and Vivian were en route to Texas for a new job with Phillips Petroleum.
When Gene received his call to serve, he returned to Arkansas to report for duty. While in the Army he was part of the first wave storming Omaha Beach and fought in many engagements including the Battle of the Bulge, as a machine gunner. He was recognized and decorated for his valiant service with five bronze stars and two purple hearts. During his years overseas, Gene never missed a day in writing to his sweetheart, Vivian.
Following his honorable discharge, Gene, returned to Texas and his job at Phillips for a time before returning to Arkansas to work in the trucking industry. In 1951 he ran for and was elected Sheriff of Newton County, a position he held for two years. He also worked for the Progress Construction Company (1953-1958) building roads, with Vivian working as the company?s bookkeeper. In 1958 he accepted a job with Peabody Coal as the tipple foreman, which brought the couple to Oklahoma. After 25 years with Peabody, he retired in 1983, at which time he was inducted into the Oklahoma Mining Hall of Fame, recognized for the loading of the most coal by any Oklahoman.
Retirement brought time for Gene to indulge in the hobbies that he enjoyed: hunting, fishing and woodworking, playing cards and listening to music. He and Vivian, working as a gardening team, planted, enjoyed and shared the harvest from their vegetable garden.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Gene is survived by his wife, Vivian, of their home; his children, Frank Eddings, and his wife, Donna, Rebecca Eddings and Arnold Eddings, all of Claremore; his grandchildren, Aaron Eddings, Forrest Eddings, Matthew Malone, Mitchell Malone, Melanie Malone and Rodney Roper, all of Claremore; his brother, Glen Eddings of Kansas City, Mo. and sister, Gail Holt of Harrison, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Walter Eddings and Doris Eddings and sister, Dorothy ?Dot? Flood."
Gene passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008. He was 90.
Born March 20, 1918 in Newton County, Ark. to Warren ?Wad? and Mabel (Boomer) Eddings, Gene received his education at Carver School in Newton County. It was here that he met his future bride, Vivian Floy Dickey, when she visited the school as part of a music education program. After a courtship period which included lots of walking on Gene?s part, the couple married on Nov. 16, 1940 in a ceremony in Vivian?s parents? home.
When WWII was declared, Gene and Vivian were en route to Texas for a new job with Phillips Petroleum.
When Gene received his call to serve, he returned to Arkansas to report for duty. While in the Army he was part of the first wave storming Omaha Beach and fought in many engagements including the Battle of the Bulge, as a machine gunner. He was recognized and decorated for his valiant service with five bronze stars and two purple hearts. During his years overseas, Gene never missed a day in writing to his sweetheart, Vivian.
Following his honorable discharge, Gene, returned to Texas and his job at Phillips for a time before returning to Arkansas to work in the trucking industry. In 1951 he ran for and was elected Sheriff of Newton County, a position he held for two years. He also worked for the Progress Construction Company (1953-1958) building roads, with Vivian working as the company?s bookkeeper. In 1958 he accepted a job with Peabody Coal as the tipple foreman, which brought the couple to Oklahoma. After 25 years with Peabody, he retired in 1983, at which time he was inducted into the Oklahoma Mining Hall of Fame, recognized for the loading of the most coal by any Oklahoman.
Retirement brought time for Gene to indulge in the hobbies that he enjoyed: hunting, fishing and woodworking, playing cards and listening to music. He and Vivian, working as a gardening team, planted, enjoyed and shared the harvest from their vegetable garden.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Gene is survived by his wife, Vivian, of their home; his children, Frank Eddings, and his wife, Donna, Rebecca Eddings and Arnold Eddings, all of Claremore; his grandchildren, Aaron Eddings, Forrest Eddings, Matthew Malone, Mitchell Malone, Melanie Malone and Rodney Roper, all of Claremore; his brother, Glen Eddings of Kansas City, Mo. and sister, Gail Holt of Harrison, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Walter Eddings and Doris Eddings and sister, Dorothy ?Dot? Flood."
Services for Eugene Gene Eddings will be 2 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, at Blue Starr Church of Christ where he was a member. Mike Schroeder and James Evans will share words of comfort.Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Rice Funeral Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Gene passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008. He was 90.
Born March 20, 1918 in Newton County, Ark. to Warren ?Wad? and Mabel (Boomer) Eddings, Gene received his education at Carver School in Newton County. It was here that he met his future bride, Vivian Floy Dickey, when she visited the school as part of a music education program. After a courtship period which included lots of walking on Gene?s part, the couple married on Nov. 16, 1940 in a ceremony in Vivian?s parents? home.
When WWII was declared, Gene and Vivian were en route to Texas for a new job with Phillips Petroleum.
When Gene received his call to serve, he returned to Arkansas to report for duty. While in the Army he was part of the first wave storming Omaha Beach and fought in many engagements including the Battle of the Bulge, as a machine gunner. He was recognized and decorated for his valiant service with five bronze stars and two purple hearts. During his years overseas, Gene never missed a day in writing to his sweetheart, Vivian.
Following his honorable discharge, Gene, returned to Texas and his job at Phillips for a time before returning to Arkansas to work in the trucking industry. In 1951 he ran for and was elected Sheriff of Newton County, a position he held for two years. He also worked for the Progress Construction Company (1953-1958) building roads, with Vivian working as the company?s bookkeeper. In 1958 he accepted a job with Peabody Coal as the tipple foreman, which brought the couple to Oklahoma. After 25 years with Peabody, he retired in 1983, at which time he was inducted into the Oklahoma Mining Hall of Fame, recognized for the loading of the most coal by any Oklahoman.
Retirement brought time for Gene to indulge in the hobbies that he enjoyed: hunting, fishing and woodworking, playing cards and listening to music. He and Vivian, working as a gardening team, planted, enjoyed and shared the harvest from their vegetable garden.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Gene is survived by his wife, Vivian, of their home; his children, Frank Eddings, and his wife, Donna, Rebecca Eddings and Arnold Eddings, all of Claremore; his grandchildren, Aaron Eddings, Forrest Eddings, Matthew Malone, Mitchell Malone, Melanie Malone and Rodney Roper, all of Claremore; his brother, Glen Eddings of Kansas City, Mo. and sister, Gail Holt of Harrison, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Walter Eddings and Doris Eddings and sister, Dorothy ?Dot? Flood."
Gene passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008. He was 90.
Born March 20, 1918 in Newton County, Ark. to Warren ?Wad? and Mabel (Boomer) Eddings, Gene received his education at Carver School in Newton County. It was here that he met his future bride, Vivian Floy Dickey, when she visited the school as part of a music education program. After a courtship period which included lots of walking on Gene?s part, the couple married on Nov. 16, 1940 in a ceremony in Vivian?s parents? home.
When WWII was declared, Gene and Vivian were en route to Texas for a new job with Phillips Petroleum.
When Gene received his call to serve, he returned to Arkansas to report for duty. While in the Army he was part of the first wave storming Omaha Beach and fought in many engagements including the Battle of the Bulge, as a machine gunner. He was recognized and decorated for his valiant service with five bronze stars and two purple hearts. During his years overseas, Gene never missed a day in writing to his sweetheart, Vivian.
Following his honorable discharge, Gene, returned to Texas and his job at Phillips for a time before returning to Arkansas to work in the trucking industry. In 1951 he ran for and was elected Sheriff of Newton County, a position he held for two years. He also worked for the Progress Construction Company (1953-1958) building roads, with Vivian working as the company?s bookkeeper. In 1958 he accepted a job with Peabody Coal as the tipple foreman, which brought the couple to Oklahoma. After 25 years with Peabody, he retired in 1983, at which time he was inducted into the Oklahoma Mining Hall of Fame, recognized for the loading of the most coal by any Oklahoman.
Retirement brought time for Gene to indulge in the hobbies that he enjoyed: hunting, fishing and woodworking, playing cards and listening to music. He and Vivian, working as a gardening team, planted, enjoyed and shared the harvest from their vegetable garden.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Gene is survived by his wife, Vivian, of their home; his children, Frank Eddings, and his wife, Donna, Rebecca Eddings and Arnold Eddings, all of Claremore; his grandchildren, Aaron Eddings, Forrest Eddings, Matthew Malone, Mitchell Malone, Melanie Malone and Rodney Roper, all of Claremore; his brother, Glen Eddings of Kansas City, Mo. and sister, Gail Holt of Harrison, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Walter Eddings and Doris Eddings and sister, Dorothy ?Dot? Flood."
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