Obituary of Gene Endsley

Services for Gene Endsley, 73, Overton, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 11, at the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton with Dr. Mark Stretcher and Danny Weems officiating. Burial will be in the Overton City Cemetery. Mr. Endsley died Saturday, April 8, in Tyler. He was born January 26, 1933 in Kilgore. He graduated from Overton High School in 1951 and graduated from Kilgore College in 1953. He was a retired paint salesman. He was a lifetime resident of Overton. Mr. Endsley was a member of the Overton Church of Christ, where he served as the song leader. He married Kathleen Pumphrey, in Overton, May 31, 1953. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather who was loved dearly by his family and will be missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Kathleen Pumphrey Endsley, Overton; a son and daughter-in-law, Mickey Joe and Kay Endsley, Kilgore; a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy Jean and Benny Lancaster, Longview; five grandchildren, Julie Lancaster Ford and husband, Gary, Jason Lancaster, Jessica Endsley Norman and husband, Jared, Halie Endsley and Hillarie Endsley; and a great-grandson, Jax Norman. Pallbearers will be Todd Meadows, Ray Masten, Paul Witt, Clay Willis, Danny Lancaster, Jared Norman, Jason Lancaster, and Gary Ford. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dennis Roach, Claude Ector, and Bill Curry. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, April 10.