Elroy Poindexter
- Born: 19 Nov 1943, Oklahoma
- Marriage (1): Lenave Phern Brown
- Marriage (2): Anice Jean Browning
- Marriage (3): Ronda Kay Portnajmer
- Died: 6 Oct 2014, Early, Brown County, Texas at age 70
- Buried: 10 Oct 2014, Eastlawn Memorial Park, Early, Brown County, Texas
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Elroy Poindexter
Elroy Poindexter, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at his home in Early, Texas, surrounded by his loving family at the age 70.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at the Heartland Funeral Home in Early. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Elroy was born Nov. 19, 1943 in Hartson, Okla. to Clarence and Ruby Mae Riggs Poindexter. He was married to Ronda Portnajamer in Mills County on Sept. 8, 1981 and was a mechanic prior to his failing health.
Elroy has been a resident of Early for the past eight years and had previously lived in Goldthwaite for 42 years. He will be remembered for being happy, loving, caring, positive, compassionate and never minded lending a helping hand to anyone in need. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife Ronda Poindexter of Early; nine children Kenzie Poindexter of Early, Robby Poindexter of Early, Douglas Portnajmer and wife Gina of Bedford, Erocia Donahoo and husband Roland of Brownwood, Veronica Burgin and husband Stephen of Abilene, Denise Johnson of Goldthwaite, Kevin Poindexter and wife Rosa of Goldthwaite, Tommy Poindexter and wife Denise of Killeen, Tracie Savage and husband Richard of Brownwood; grandchildren Ashlee Emerson, Shanah Salinas, Daniel Salinas, Nikki DeLa Hoya, Kevin Poindexter Jr., D.J. Patterson, Nate Thomas, Davin Johnson, Thomas "Buddy" ElRoy Poindexter, Michael, Jesse and Damon Portnajmer, Shaylee Donahoo and Lenzie Burgin; great grandchildren McKennah Stewart, Ernest, Joel and Addie DeLa Hoya; sisters Lorrine Hammer of Stone Bluff, OK, Linda Tomlinson of Missouri; a brother Gary Poindexter of Haskell, OK; sister-in-law Sharon Poer and husband Randy of Brownwood; brother-in-law Tim Portnajamer and wife Gina of Early; father-in-law Frank Portnajamer and Maggie Kanadda; mother-in-law Betty Jordy and by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruby Mae Poindexter and Clarence Poindexter; one son, Elroy "Buddy" Poindexter Jr.; grandsons, Juan Anthony Salinas, and Gabriel Lawson; granddaughter, Shantee Kitchens; and by eight siblings.
Elroy married Lenave Phern Brown, daughter of Marshall Brown and Mary Hessie Webster.
Elroy next married Anice Jean Browning.
Elroy next married Ronda Kay Portnajmer, daughter of James Frank Portnajmer and Betty Fay Boyette.
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