Loreas Eaton

Loreas Eaton, age 83, resident of Cleveland, TN, went to Heaven on January 23, 2008. Born into this world on February 1, 1924 in Woodland, MS to Calvin Edgar Eaton and Rendie Lou Logan Eaton, she was the seventh of ten children. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Mattie Lou and Virgie Louise; brothers, William Thomas, James Edward, Harvey Lee, Burkett Linwood, Calvin Leon and Floyd Logan. After graduating from Woodland High School in 1943, she attended Mississippi State College for Women. She then went on to work at the Mississippi Highway Patrol and then working at the Baptist Childrens Village in Jackson, MS where she was housemother, raising many girls. She moved to Cleveland in 1987 and was an active member of First Christian Church, working mostly with the children. She was an enduring friend to many. July 21, 2002 was named Loreas Eaton Day by her friends and family of Amity Baptist Church in Woodland, MS, the town where she was born and raised.

She leaves behind her chosen family, daughter, Karen Criddle and husband, J. E.; grandchildren and their spouses, Paula and Jon Johnson of Cleveland, Stephania and John Rogers, Orlando, FL and Scott and Amy Criddle, Cleveland; great grandchildren, Andy and Michele Wells, Faith and Justin Johnson, Lilly and Evan Rogers and Katelyn and Brian Criddle. Brother, Henry J. and Jeannine Eaton of Pearl, MS and many nieces and nephews. Special friends of the Dorcas Sunday School Class, (Paul Truitt Baptist Church, Pearl, MS) and Kingsbury Sunday School Class, (First Christian Church, Cleveland, TN)

Whether you called her Loreas, Aunt Loreas or just plain, Nan , if you were blessed to have her in your life, you can truly say .. You knew an Angel .

The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 24, 2008, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Grissom Funeral Home followed by a Time of Remembrance of the life of Loreas Eaton at 8 p.m. in the chapel. Funeral services and Interment will be held Saturday, January 26, 2008, in Houston, Mississippi. The family request memorials please be made to the First Christian Church, Cleveland, TN.

Funeral arrangements by Grissom Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.grissomfh.net