Obituary of Leroy Carrel

Graveside services for Leroy F. Carrel, Jr., 60, Gladewater, will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 2, in the Overton City Cemetery with Reverend Davey Smith officiating under direction of Cottle Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mr. Carrel died Tuesday, January 30, 2007 in a Longview hospital. He was born April 22, 1946 in Lancaster, Ohio to the late Leroy F. Carrel, Sr. and Dena Myra Johnson Carrel. He married Neda Martin April 30, 1966 in Overton. He lived in Kilgore for 30 years and worked for 18 years for T. & L. Service. He also worked for Barren & Jaffee Oil Field Company and Marvin A. Smith Oil Field Service (Basic). He was an active CB operator and his handle names were Texas Tall Man and 101. He was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Dena and George Estes. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Neda Carrel of Gladewater; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa Dee and Jimmy Barnes of Gladewater and Marggie and Alvin Woodall of Kilgore; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Dee and Don Waggoner of Troup, and Catherine and Mike Baker of New London; seven grandchildren, Leslie Anders, Joseph Anders, Summer Woodall, Richard Brown, Amber Brown, Brianna Woodall, and Christina Carrel; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until Noon Friday, February 2, at the funeral home.