Gerald Stark
September 13, 1951 ~ July 4, 2008
LINDEN Services for Gerald Howard Stark, 56, of Avinger, will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, July 7, 2008 at Avinger United Methodist Church with Bro. Richard Dowden officiating. Burial will be in Avinger Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis-Schindler Funeral Home in Linden. Visitation will be Sunday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Mr. Stark was born in Alexandra, LA on September 13, 1951 to Herbert and Mary Belle Wilson Stark. He passed away at his home on Friday, July 4, 2008. He was a self employed welder, past Post Commander of Linden VFW Post 6968, a Navy veteran, a member of Avinger United Methodist Church, and an avid outdoors man. Survivors include his wife, Maurita Stark; a son and daughter-in-law, Shawn and Becky Hayes of Gilmer; a daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Scott Green of Lufkin; a brother and sister-in-law, Herb and Wilma Stark of Port Isabel; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Virginia and Loyd LaCombe of Effie, LA; six grandchildren, Tyson Hayes, Jessie Hayes, Ashley Hayes, Michelle Hayes, Haylen Green and Tanner Green; also, several nieces and nephews.
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Brother, you will be missed so very much. Leroy & Jacque Foreman
Gerald, we will all miss you, but ours hearts and prayers are always with you . God has another special job for you to do. When you see my son give him my love. You two will get along great. Rest in peace, brother.
We will miss you Brother, Love Herb and Wilma
Gerald, Son,There are no words to explain the love we will always feel for you. Our hearts are full of wonderful memories that will keep you with us until we meet again. Marita, Thanks for taking such good care of Gerald and loving him so much. Please don't forget us-Love, Leroy & Bettye Foreman
May the Lord's blessings be upon you.
Gerald you were one of my truest friends and I will remember you in my heart forever. I will never forget all of the good times we have had.Sleep well my dear friend. D. J.
I'm gonna miss the one who taught me how to be me no matter what. I wish I could have been a better person towards the end and been there. I feel numb now there is no life for me now back home. have forgiven those who have done me wrong and you were never one of them
Mr. Gerald,My Dad, has told me how special you were to the family. How you were with my uncle in the Navy, and you two were raised like brother togather, shareing life ,love, sorrow and family for many years. For you to have such a special place in all my family members heart, I want to tell you, I have a wonderfull brother in heaven,named George Jr. you look him up and he will be just as dear a friend to you as my uncle has been. We will always have you both in ours hearts and prayers. You two keep a eye on us from heaven, we need your help. God Bless You, and thank for looking out for my old uncle in the Navey.Always in my heart Trevor W. Foreman
GERALD (ONE OF MY BIG BROTHERS) I WAS YOUNGER THAN YOU I'LL NEVER FORGET ALL THE GOOD TIMES AND LOVE THAT YOU BROUGHT THE FOREMAN FAMILY. SPECIALY FOR BEING BEING THERE WHEN YOU WERE NEEDED THE MOST IN MY BROTHERS LIFE. YOU WILL BE MISSED AND LOVED BY ME AND MY FAMILY VERY MUCH, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. LOVE YOU BIG BROTHER.
Maurita, Herb and Wilma, your families have always been special to me and my family. I'll certainly miss Gerald…he was a fine man and I'm so glad I got to know him. A special memory will be his "dance" at Maurita's birthday party at Skinner's. Your all in our prayers.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Gerald We will miss you so much .you will always be in our hearts,thank you maurita for loving and taking such good care of him,thanks again.
HERB, I JUST LEARNED OF THE DEATH OF YOUR BROTHER, SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. TODD CALLED ME AND SAID HE HAD JUST HEARD ABOUT IT (MON) 1200 NOON. WISH I HAD KNOWN IT IN TIME TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.LARRY AND PAULETTE SKINNERTODD AND CHRISTAL SKINNER
Maurita, I am so sorry for your loss. Jana
My husband is Reverend Brian Waddell, current pastor of Avinger UMC. I never had the honor of meeting Mr. Stark, but please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you during your time of sorrow. In His Name, Angela
Gerald was a blessing to this family and we will miss him dearly.
Maurita,Every time I saw you and Gerald, you seemed so happy.Sorry I was out of town andmissed seeing you. Call if I can be of any help.Praying for you and your family.
Marita,You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We just learned of your losing Gerald and hope you know that we are here for you.
But I remember the silences filled and unfilled with your generous voice.I saw a day come to beof its own mysterious accord in a place no one else would reckon for the momentwhen ghosts flew away on the wings of singing winds down the ravines out of the darkness of the trees into a sunlit meadow named for you.
Maurita,You have had so much loss in just a short time, that I just want to take a moment to say my thoughts and prayers continue to be with you. I never met Gerald, but we all knew of the happiness he brought to you. One day at a time, honey.
The time I had to spend with Gerald,was just a short time .But in that short amount of time ,I just thought this marriage was heaven sent.We will all miss Gerald.We send all our love and prayers.
Gerald, what can you say about a man who could put up with a family like ours, he was awesome. Not only was he a blessing to Aunt Maurita but, a blessing to us all. I will remember always when we were all singing in the back of the shop. We were very glad to have you as our Uncle. We love and will miss you.
We are so sorry to hear of Gerald's passing. We always looked forward to his gentle manner and his warm smile when he came to our resort.May he rest now comfortably with a pole in his hand and a fish on the line.Mike and Phyllis SelbyWildcat Shoals Resort