Earl Clyde Eldridge

Clyde was born August 19, 1941 in Middletown, the son of Joseph and Lora (Ellison) Eldridge. He retired from Sulzer Escher Wyss, where he worked as a draftsman. He attended Eighth Street Church of God in Franklin. Clyde served his community as a volunteer firefighter and served as councilman and vice mayor of Carlisle. He was a 1959 graduate of Lemon Monroe High School.

Clyde is survived by son, Kevin Earl Eldridge; daughter, Jacqueline Rene’ Eldridge; granddaughter, Haley Ann Eldridge Gillen; sister, Janet Kendrick of Carlisle; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his adoptive parents, Clarence and Lela Eldridge; brothers, Carter, Floyd, Roy, Samuel, Louis, James, and Kenneth; sisters, Retha Payton, Helen Powell, and Henrietta Phillabaum; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Breitenbach Anderson Funeral Home with Reverend Rob McCarty officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Woodhill Cemetery, Franklin. Memorial contributions may be made to Society for Handicap Children, 624 Fairview Drive, Carlisle, OH 45005. To leave a condolence, please visit www.breitenbachfuneralhome.com