Thomas Earl Huddleston

Thomas Earl Huddleston fought his final battle on Saturday, October 18th 2014 surrounded by his loving wife of 65 years and family. Earl was born on the 9th of April 1922 in York, SC the oldest of 13 children. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the beginning of WWII. Earl served with the 4th Marine division of the 25th Regiment, with landings on Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo-Jima. After Korea, he returned home to attend Ga. Tech where he earned his electrical engineering degree. Earl joined Lockheed Aircraft as a C130 field service representative, and worked in places around the world including Alaska, Zaire, Greenland, Okinawa, Peru, Texas, and Atlanta. He was awarded many accolades from the Air Force, one of which was for saving the lives of 75 people on board a ski plane with landing gear trouble. Earl loved his family, his church, his friends, dancing and great food. In addition to his wife, Sarah, Earl is survived by his children, John and Christa Huddleston, Lisa and William Webster, Mary and David Christensen, 11 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 5 brothers, a sister, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held in Atlanta at the Chapel of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, on Tuesday, today, Oct. 21st at eleven o’clock. Interment services will be Wednesday, Oct. 22nd at eleven o’clock at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, GA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church - EEE Helping Hand Fund or the VFW. Friends will be able to express condolences to the family following the services in Thomasville.