Obituary of Zelma Earl

Zelma Crowell Earl, age 73, died on Monday, May 3, 2004 at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Mrs. Earl was born in New York City and was a long time Plainfield resident. Mrs. Earl was a housewife. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Earl is survived by her husband, Rastas Earl; her sons, Joseph F. Earl, Wayne S. Earl Sr., Darin F. Earl Sr., Dayrl Earl Sr., Kevin N. Earl, Sr.; her daughters, Veronica Earl Byers and Zelma P. Earl; her step-son, Rastas Frank Earl; her daughters-in-law, Christina Earl, Jackie Callahan, and Cynthia Earl; her son-in-law Theodore Byers; her sister Louise Newman; a brother-in-law Joe Earle; her sisters-in-law, Elnora Dixon, Bertha Roddey and Deborah Earle Lee. Also surviving are 2 nieces, Lenora Armstrong and Sandra Payton; 17 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 6th at 12:00 a.m. at Higgins Home for Funerals, 209 West Eighth St., Plainfield followed by interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside.