Services for Early Alva “E.A.” Limmer Jr., 88, of Temple will be 11 a.m. today at Christ Episcopal Church with the Rev. David Alwine officiating.
Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park.
He died Thursday, July 10, in a local nursing home.
He was born Feb. 6, 1920, to Early Alva and Annie Mae Messer Limmer Sr. in Alligator, 5 miles east of Bartlett. He graduated from Bartlett High School in 1937 and from Texas State University in San Marcos in 1941. He married Italia Theresa Del Cont on June 9, 1954, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Welch, W.Va. He worked for Shell Oil Company for 38 years, retiring in 1983, and moved to Temple. Shell Oil Company sent him to Hobbs, N.M., Odessa, Midland and Houston. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. He served on the boards of Tablerock, the Salado Historical Society, Bartlett Activity Center, Inc., the Central Texas Orchestral Society, and the Bell County Museum. A native to Bartlett, he supported its historic endeavors and assisted in securing many historical markers there, as well as in other communities. He restored the Messer-Limmer farmhouse originally constructed in 1895 and recorded a Texas Historical Landmark in 1989. From 1985-1988, he chaired the Bell County Historical Commission. He was president of the Heart of Texas Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution, the Edward Kellum Chapter of the Society of the War of 1812, and of the George W. Tyler Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. In 1991, the Texas House of Representatives designated him “a living cultural and historical resource because of his time and talents to advance the cultural and historical enrichment of Bell County and his contribution to the heritage of Texas.” Janice Atkinson, mayor of Bartlett, and Jon H. Burrows, Bell County judge, each proclaimed Feb. 6, 2004, “E.A. Limmer Jr. Day.” In May 2007, the Betty Martin Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented him with its nationally authorized Community Service Award.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years of Temple.
Memorial may be made to Christ Episcopal Church Endowment Fund, 300 N. Main St., Temple 76501.
Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of arrangements.
