Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay

Earl Edward Jobe, Sr.

Funeral services for Earl Edward Jobe, Sr., 77, of Point were held at the First Baptist Church of Point on Sunday, June 6, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. J.B. Harlin officiating.  Mr. Jobe was buried in Lone Star Cemetery. Pallbearers were Danny Ray Fenter, Christopher Rhodes, Douglas Boyd, Chad Boyd, Chad Harmon, and Mike Elliott.  He was born in Point to Elvin and Allie Mae Wheeless Jobe.  He married Etta Irene Kirkman in Greenville on March 31, 1948. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was retired and a Baptist.  Survivors include his wife, Irene Jobe of Point; a son, Earl Edward Jobe, Jr. of Point; daughters, Paulette Rhodes of Greenville and Shirley and husband Gary Boyd of Tupelo, Miss.; sisters, Mary Hendricks of Greenville and Jackie Crowe of Bay City; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.  Mr. Jobe was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers.