Eligah "Dub" Truitt

Services for Mr. Eligah S. Truitt, 90 of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M, Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mark Huffhines officiating and interment to follow at Morris Cemetery in Upshur County. Mr. Truitt passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2010 in Gilmer. He was born February 10, 1920, in Upshur County to Matt and Anna Fletcher Truitt. Mr. Truitt was a WWII veteran having served in the United States Army. He was an electrician with the IBEW local 324 in Longview, member of the Bethesda Masonic Lodge # 142 AF and AM, a master mason, a 32nd degree mason, former Union Grove ISD School Board member and a member of the VFW. He is survived by his son, Terry Neal Truitt of Dallas; daughter, Rhonda Welch J.P. and her husband Charles of Gilmer; sister, Pearl Neal of Gilmer; nine grandchildren, Robert Welch, Rodney Welch, James Bennett, Mindy Duncan, Miranda Welch, Greg Welch, Corky Truitt, Kellsey Truitt and Raven Truitt; eleven great-grandchildren, Kaylee Welch, Nicole Welch, Kendall Welch, Carly Rae Welch, Reina Welch, Dallas Welch, Ryan Welch, Austin Bennett, Madison Truitt, Brady Plunkett and Christina Duncan. Mr. Truitt was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Truitt and daughter, Barbara Truitt. Pallbearers are Greg Welch, Charlie Welch, Kenneth Travis, Brady Plunkett, James Bennett and Russell Glenn. The family will receive friends on Monday, November 22, 2010 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.