Ethelyn Mai Eads Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ethelyn Mai Eads in Jefferson, Texas, who passed away on May 16, 2024, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ethelyn Mai Eads to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband Galen Eads; her parents, Will Whaley and Edith Mai Coleman; and her sister Martha Coleman Parten. She is survived by: her friends, Richard, Dorothy Ellis, Warren and Patsy Keys; her children, Galen Lamar Eads III (Millie Jan), Susan Fischer (Galen Hugh) and Shannon Lyn Wallace (Christopher Mark); her grandchildren, Caroline Marie Rush, Elisabeth Anne Fischer, Catherine Priscilla Simmons, William Winston Eads, Mitchell Butler Eads, Madeline Taylor Eads, Matthew Eads Wallace, Amanda Claire Chapman, Kyle Edward Wallace and Thomas Mark Wallace; her great grandchildren, Fischer James Rush, Rose Marie Rush, Benjamin Corbin Eads, Emily Anne Eads, Barrett Coleman Eads, Mitchell Butler Eads, Jr., Harper Nicole Eads, Avery Hollyn Eads, Scarlett Jane Simmons, Dorothy Louise Simmons, Juliette Cate Simmons, Vail Amelia Chapman and Fritz Theodore Chapman; and her siblings, Mary Ross Thrasher, Helen Earl Coleman, Carolyn Darby and Bill Coleman. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other family members, and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Ethelyn's memory to St. Jude's Children Hospital, Concord Cemetery Association or to the Marshall Literacy Council.
