Stanley Eldridge

May 28, 1923 - July 9, 2017

Stanley Eldridge, 94, passed away at his home in Booneville on July 9, 2017. He was born in Prentiss County to Bethel and Katie Burney Eldridge on May 28, 1923. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and had worked at Brown Shoe Company for many years. He was a member of Tuscumbia Baptist Church. Stanley enjoyed his family and gardening. Most of all, he loved spending time with his sweetheart of more than 71 years, Daphine. Funeral services with military honors will be at the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Ben Parman officiating. Visitation will start at 10:00 a.m., four hours before service time. Burial will be in Tuscumbia Baptist Church Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Daphine Mathis Eldridge; sisters, Virginia Stevens and Ruth Bearden; grandchildren, Jenny Hatfield (Darryl) of Booneville, Amy Young of Nettleton, Laramie Eldridge of Saltillo; great-grandchildren, Bryson Hatfield (Rachel) of Jackson, Alanna Brooke Hatfield of Columbus, Michael Peyton Eldridge, Makenzie Eldridge both of Booneville, Norah Grey Hatfield of Jackson, Teri Leigh Young and Brady Humble of Nettleton; and a special caregiver, Mae Eldridge Humble of Nettleton; and a host of nieces and nephews that he loved dearly. He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Wayne Eldridge; sisters, Ruby Eldridge, Audrey Eldridge Bates, Cora Eldridge King, Vera Eldridge Butler and Polly Eldridge Morgan; brothers, Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Eldridge, Manuel “Buck” Eldridge. Pallbearers will be Darryl Hatfield, Bryson Hatfield, Horace Huddleston, Linus Hare, Freddie Lambert and Gaylon Lewis. Condolences may be extended to the family at boonevillefuneralhome.net.