Services for Opal Earlene Mathis, 92, of Tyler will be held Monday, December 6, 2021, at 2 pm at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton, with Bro. Darrell Gilcrest officiating. Interment will be at Starr Cemetery.
Mrs. Mathis passed away December 1, 2021 in Grand Saline. She was born June 7, 1929, to Carl and Nora Stanbery of Van Zandt County. Earlene grew up in Canton and moved to Tyler in 1962. She was a Baptist by faith and enjoyed gardening and growing flowers. Earlene enjoyed sewing and was always a good mother and example to her children. Her biggest hobby was her love for reading true crime mysteries.
Mrs. Mathis is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years Harvie Mathis, her son Michael Mathis, granddaughter Krystal Lee, her parents, her sons-in-law: Carroll Jenkins and Walter Glasscock, her 5 brothers: Calvin, Arlon, "Hawk", "Poodle", Harold and her sister Jeannie Dobbs.
Earlene is survived by her six daughters: Linda Jenkins of Tyler, Brenda and Richard Benefield of Tyler, Sandy and Dale Gilbert of Tyler, Judy and German Cubillos of Katy, Kathy Glasscock of Lindale and Kellie and Bob Moffat of Tyler; 13 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters: Gail and Robert Harris of Kaufman; Dorothy and Jimmy Eisenhower of Canton.
Visitation will be 1-2 pm Monday at the funeral home.
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