Gilbert Lee Eaves, Vernon Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jean Cupp Plummer
Date: February 17, 2010

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Gilbert Lee Eaves 
Funeral services for Gilbert Lee Eaves will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, 
October 8, 2006 in the White Oaks Memorial Chapel with the Revs. 
Charles Boswell and Hardy Estes officiating. Military rites will 
be conducted by the Fort Polk Honor Guards. Committal services will 
follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cravens, under the direction of 
White Oaks Funeral Home, Oakdale. 

Mr. Eaves, 75, entered eternal rest on Thursday, October 5, 2006 in the 
VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He was born on October 5, 1931 to 
the union of Clifton and Evie Johnson Eaves in Glenmora. 

He was a Baptist by faith, a cross-country truck  driver, a veteran of 
the United States Army, a loving father, grandfather, great 
grandfather, brother and friend. 

Preceding him in death were his parents, Clifton and Evie Eaves; one 
daughter, Gilda Eaves; three sisters, Velma Johnson, Shirley Pollard
and Margaret Willis and two grandchildren, Aaron Talis and Nicholas 
Talis. 

He leaves behind his loving family to cherish his memories, two 
daughters, Wanda Talis and husband Jim of Kannapolis, North Carolina 
and JoAnnia Eaves of Sandy Hill; two sons, Gilbert E. Eaves and wife 
Robyn of Milan, New Mexico and Albert W. Eaves of Raleigh, North 
Carolina; six sisters, Willie Mae Rutherford of Woodward, Oklahoma, 
Vonnie Vee Hendrickson, and Jo Beth Welch both of Oakdale, Lavonne 
Calcote of Pitkin, Trudy Mae Goleman of Hineston, and Barbara Neal of 
Terrell, Texas; two brothers, Larry Eaves of Woodward, OK, and Gaylon 
Eaves of El Rino, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Angelina Eaves, Natasha
Eaves, Brooke Eaves, Rodney Circle and Kasey Eaves; and two great 
grandchildren, Destiny West and Billy Ray West, Jr. 

Pallbearers honored to serve will be James West, Ronald West, LeeLee 
Ashworth, Robert Lee Willis, Abner Taylor, Ray Rutherford, Jeffery 
Nolen and Will Eaves. 

Friends may call today from 5 pm until time of service Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 2 pm in the chapel.