EATON, IN
CARL W. EACRET, 68, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010 at his home.
The son of Clarence and Francis (Coffey) Eacret, he was born July 20, 1941 in Anderson, Indiana. Carl was raised in Pendleton and served his country in the Navy. He married Shirley T. Dyer on August 4, 1962 in Muncie.
Carl was a 30 year employee of Warner Gear retiring in 2005. He loved to fish and watch his grandchildrens sporting events.
He is survived by his children:, Charlene Tisdale (husband, Richard), Michael Morris (wife, Reba), Erik Eacret (wife, Tracy) and Derick “Buddy” Eacret, brothers: Allen Eacret (wife, Pam), Roy Mercer (wife, Joan), and Calvin Mercer (wife, Charlotte), sisters: Louise Whittaker, Ramona Decker (husband, Earl), Belinda Lane (husband, Leroy), Norma Jean Hendricks (husband, Tom) and Ruby Stiver, sister-in-law Debra Eacret, grandchildren: Michael, Shelby and Jessica Morris, great-grandchildren, Drew & Trey Mitchell, Haylee, Trinity, & Warren Eacret as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Eacret, parents, step-mother Lula Mae Eacret, and two brothers Roger Eacret and Michael McKinney, 3 brothers-in-law: Ronald Stiver, Carl Whittaker and Dick Smith, two sisters-in-law, Bobbie Mercer and Judy Eacret.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Thursday, May 13, 2010 in the Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S. Hartford St., Eaton with Pastor Robert Bowdell presiding. Burial with Military Rites by the Delaware County Veterans Honor Guard will follow at Union Cemetery, Eaton.
Friends may call from at the funeral home from 2:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00 pm Wednesday, May 12 and one hour prior to services Thursday.
Online condolences may be made at www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
