Earl Fleetwood

Earl Fleetwood, son of the late William Mack and Lola Pearl (Rackley) Fleetwood, was born on April 6, 1931 in Ozark County, Missouri and departed this life on February 4, 2011 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, at 79 years of age.
Earl grew up and attended school Douglas County and was united in marriage to Doris Riley in November 15, 1955 in Buckhart, Missouri. Nine children were born to this union. The family moved to New Bavaria, Ohio where Earl was employed by the Campbell Soup Company as a Double A Maintenance/Mechanic for over thirty-three years. He and Doris moved back to Douglas County in 1993 following his retirement.
Earl enjoyed being outdoors, especially when tending to his cattle, fishing and gardening. He also liked to watch sports on T.V., play the fiddle and visit with his many friends and neighbors.
He was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He will be truly missed by those who knew and loved him.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three sons-in-law: Archie Burns, Nick Contreras and Thomas Spence; five brothers: Jim, Walt, John, Mack, and Fred; and by two sisters: Verna and Beulah.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-five years: Doris Fleetwood of their home; five sons: John Fleetwood and his wife, Bonnie, of Holgate, Ohio, Joe Fleetwood of Mtn. Grove, Lonnie Fleetwood and his wife, Jessica, of Defiance, Ohio, Jim Fleetwood of Drury, Missouri and Randy Fleetwood and his wife, Tracey, of Norwood, Missouri; four daughters: Eva Peabody and her husband, Darrell, of Sherwood, Ohio, Lola Mathieu and her husband, John, of Willow Springs, Missouri, Lila Spence of Mtn. Grove, and Tammy Moody and her husband, Steve, also of Mtn. Grove; one brother: Bill Fleetwood of Bedford, Iowa; two sisters: Hazel Moss of Brixey, Missouri, and Julia Glenn and her husband, Jack, of Wellington, Kansas; twenty-two grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Memorial Contributions:
Pleasant Home Cemetery or Eaton Cemetery c/o the funeral home.