Edith Earlene Fomby, age 77, a lifelong Atoka, OK resident, was born on Friday, September 21, 1945, to Theodore Wayne and Lena Neola (Rains) Maxwell, at Atoka, OK. Earlene passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, peacefully, at her home in Atoka, OK. She attended Harmony Grade School and graduated from Atoka High School with the class of 1963. Earlene, a single mother of three, worked at the Atoka Truck Stop in 1974. It would be here that she would meet her lifelong companion, Harold Jackson "Jack" Fomby, also a single parent of three children. On June 30, 1974, a few weeks after meeting, Earlene and Jack joined their two families together at a small ceremony at Harmony Baptist Church. In June 2022, they celebrated 48 years as a family. In 1975 Earlene would become employed at Atoka Public Schools as a school bus driver and quickly became known as "bus momma" and then later "bus granny". She retired from Atoka Public Schools in 2019 after dedicating 43 years of service. Earlene enjoyed taking care of her flowers, admiring her cows, watching the birds, taking trips to Hot Springs, but most of all she loved spending time with her grandchildren, all 59 of them. Earlene was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and later was affiliated with Stringtown Baptist Church. She loved taking care of her family.
Earlene is survived by her husband, Jack Fomby of the home in Atoka, OK; children, Anita Zurline and husband Mark of Atoka, OK, Vince Nicholson of Long Beach, CA, James Fomby and wife Gina of Boswell, OK, LeAnn McCarty of the home, Harold Fomby and wife Hanna of Atoka, OK, Ramona Turney and husband Tony of McAlester, OK, Mary Pierce and husband Cory of Atoka, OK; grandchildren, Stephanie Smithart and husband Robby, Jordan Zurline, Phillip Stephens, Colby Crowder, Zachery Fomby and wife Sandi, Courtney Fomby and Clayton, Sadie Fomby, Ethan Fomby and wife Haley, Jessica West and husband Pat, Wyatt Fomby, Jera Davidson, Jaxi Fomby, Ja'sa Fomby, Tim McCarty and wife Daphne, Quenton Thompson and wife Jasmine , Triston Thompson and wife Felicia, Zachary Patton and wife Cheyenne, Bryar Turney and Zack, Olivia Smith and husband Matthew, Gavin Pierce, Cameron Pierce, Taylor Nicholson, Cody Nicholson, Addi Nicholson; great grandchildren, Axel, Bodi, Addi, Karsyn, Swayze, Tesla, Sawyer, Tannah, Kingston, Zoey, Maverick, Oliver, Jayde, Miley, Carter, Pistol, Kimber, Rhettlynn, Calvin, Audie, Landon, Lizzie, Kylie, Avery, Addyson, Kaden, Conner, Raylee Jo, Tylar, Abigail, Remi, Bear, Colt, Alera, Henry; siblings, Charles Maxwell and wife Shay of Bowleggs, OK, Teddy Maxwell and wife Crystal of Seminole, OK, Charlene Maxwell of Campti, LA; along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.
Earlene was preceded in death by her parents, Ted and Lena Neola (Rains) Maxwel;sister, Dorene Andrews; grandsons, Tyler Thompson, Cody Turney.
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DATE OF SERVICES: 02:00 PM Saturday, January 21st, 2023
PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel, Atoka, Oklahoma
OFFICIATING: Bro. Joey Lansdale
INTERMENT: Fomby Family Cemetery, Atoka, Oklahoma
CASKETBEARERS: Grandsons:, Tim McCarty, Phillip Stephens, Wyatt Fomby, Ethan Fomby, Zachary Patton, Zachery Fomby, Landon McCarty, Axel Smithart, Robby Smithart, Quenton Thompson, Tristan Thompson, Gavin Pierce, Cameron Pierce, Colby Crowder, James Fomby, Harold Fomby, Tony Turney, Cory Pierce, Mark Zurline
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: John Hamilton, Chris Tree, Thaylia "MeMe" Zurline, Shelley Fomby, Wally Parker, Jamie Sheffield, R.J. Rains, Wendell Smith, Jerry Andrews
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