Noah Richard Earls Jr.

Noah Richard Earls, Sr., 81, passed away in a Chattanooga hospital Friday, February 10, 2012. He was of the Church of God faith. He was preceded in death by: his parents, Lew Courtney and Fannie Ethel Earls; and one son Noah Richard Earls, Jr.; nine brothers, J.D., Lewis, Courtney, Homer, Albert, Walley, Charlie, Luke and Sammy Earls; and one great granddaughter, Taylor Danielle Blackwell. He is survived by: two children, Ruby Pike of McDonald and Connie Watson of Etowah; five grandchildren, Shaun Earls, Sarah Pike, Cassie Pike, Hope Watson, and Clara Watson; eight great grandchildren; one brother, Andy Earls; and a beloved niece, Sherrel Mingie. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Everett Warnock and Pastor Ronnie Shelton officiating. Interment will follow in Earls Cemetery with a white dove release ceremony concluding the service. Pallbearers will be: Earl Pike, Jr., Stanley Earls, Kenney Earls, Elmer Earls, Mike Estes, Justin Case, Corey Zumstein, and Paul Rey. His family will receive friends on Monday, February 13, 2012, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, February 14, 2012, from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Earls family guest book at www.ralphbuckner.com