Elder Herschel Alvin Ealey

Elder Herschel Alvin Ealey, 77, passed away August 5, in Collins, GA. he was born June 9, 1931, in Cobbtown, GA. He was the first of seven children born to the late Jeremiah and Eunice Ealey. He attended Collins School in Collins, GA. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1952 and served in Korea for 18 months. He received an honorable discharge. In 1955, he took up residence in Miami, Florida and worked for the City of Miami Beach for more than 30 years, before retiring. He gave his life to Jesus in 1956 and later became an ordained minister. He served faithfully at El Bethel Apostolic Church in Miami, FL. He was preceded in death by his wife of more than fifty years, the late Dr. Beatrice Jackson-Ealey. He is survived by four sons, Wayne, Willie and Gerald of Miami, FL and Frank Ealey of Detroit, MI; five daughters, Gwen Hart, Joyce Davis, Mary Doray, Beatrice Ealey and Francine Murphy, of Miami, FL; brother, Elder James Hosea Ealey of Detroit, MI; sisters, Reverend Pearlie Inez Ealey-Forrest of Collins, GA; Rubye Mae Florence of Dayton, OH; Mary Helen Goines of Atlanta, GA, and Reverend Geraldine Marie Banks of Hamilton, OH; 29 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held August 16, 2008, at New Birth Baptist Church in Miami, FL. King and Sons Funeral Home of Glennville, GA, and Wright and Young Funeral Home of Miami, FL were in charge of the arrangements.