Earl Lewis Sandlin, Sr.

Earl Lewis Sandlin, Sr., of DeFuniak Springs, FL, passed away Friday, September 8, 2006. He was born July 5, 1953 in Beaumont, Texas, the son of Earl Addison Sandlin and Wilma Sandlin.

Sandlin was a wonderful and loving husband and father and was known for his hard work in the concrete industry. He is predeceased by his father and his sister, Lisa Sandlin Cofty.

Among survivors are his wife, Yvette Elizabeth Bourgeois Sandlin; his children, Tajha Marie Maloy and husband, Brian, Tara Nicole Pemble and husband, Charlie, Victorria Elizabeth Danille Sandlin and Earl Lewis (Bubba) Sandlin, Jr; his step-daughter, Desiree Marie Bourgeois Hamm; his beautiful grandchildren, Gregory Lewis White, Clayton Anderson Maloy, and Mollie Kathryn Maloy; his mother, Wilma Sandlin; his brothers, Erwin Sandlin and Eddie Sandlin, and his sister, Tina Sandlin Symm. Numerous nieces, nephews and dearest friends also survive.

Floral Arrangements are being accepted. A time of visitation will be Friday, September 15, 2006, from 6 until 8 p.m. in Jerry Evans Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 11 a.m. in Jerry Evans Chapel, with Brother Dillashaw officiating. Burial will follow in Cluster Springs Cemetery.


[Source: The DeFuniak Springs Herald, September 14, 2006]

[Burial: Cluster Springs Cemetery, DeFuniak Springs]