Extracted from The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, LA)
D. L. O. Eubanks
Mrs. D. L. O. Eubanks, 82, of Winnsboro, a retired South Central Bell/AT&T employee, passed away May 28, 2009 at her home in Winnsboro.
Services were held Saturday, May 30, 2009 in the Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Brown officiating. Interment followed in the Ogden Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
She was retired from the South Central Bell/AT&T, operator with 35 years of dedicated service, and a member of the Bell South Telephone Pioneers Association. She was an avid gardener and loved flowers. She was a member of Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ for many years. Her greatest attribute was a loving mother.
She is preceded in death by her parents -- Herman and Lucy Faulk and a brother -- Russell Faulk.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years -- Lynn Earl Eubanks and daughter -- DeLynn Eubanks both of Winnsboro; a brother -- George Ray Faulk of Liddieville, numerous nieces and nephews, and beloved family friends.
Pallbearers were George Ray Faulk Jr., George Adam Faulk, Tommy Gilbert, Gene Norris, Mark Traxler, and Turner Tillman.
Dear Momma,
I wrote this essay for a contest many, many years ago about the ``most influential'' woman I had ever known. Needless to say, you were an easy choice.
A Mother
As she silently performs her daily tasks, she seldom complains to others. Her thoughts are always concentrating on ways to help mold her children into the highest achievers they can possibly be. She is constantly seeking ways to become a better leader and to live her life so that she will not guide her loved ones astray. This person is undoubtedly a woman whose attributes consist of diligence, generosity, thoughtfulness, and love. These unique characteristics are those of a good mother.
As one reminisces of past memories, many things come to mind when thoughts are on one's mother. Her tenderness and underlying love has always been there when I felt the world had rejected me, and I could not endure another day. She has always been there with outstretched arms waiting to catch me when I fall. Her confidence in me has been that extra burst of strength that I have needed to face another day. Regardless of my failures, she has never stopped loving me. It is amazing how one person can overlook another's faults and search deeply inside his life to find that special individual.
My mother's guidance has taught me to respect others, especially those who are less fortunate than I. Her lessons of love and patience have been the greatest assets to my life. To her I pledge my gratitude, for there shall never be another such as she.
It's funny how these words truly, I dedicated to you, so very long ago, eulogize your life.
Love,
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Delynn ``Sissy''