Charles Edward "Ed" Brumback Ii
September 18, 1944 — November 17, 2016
Charles Edward “Ed” Brumback, II, of Odessa, TX, passed away on November 17, 2016 at the age of 72.
Ed was the son of Bettie Lou Frazier Brumback, a nurse, and Charles Edward Brumback, a World War II B-17 Navigator killed over Germany in April 1944. He was born on September 18, 1944 in El Dorado, KS and grew up on a farm near Quincy, KS. He attended Emporia State University after graduating from Hamilton High School. He moved to Odessa in 1965 and married Sharon Ann Casey in 1966. He was a life-long worker in the Permian Basin employed by Electric Service Company, Gates Rubber Company and Engine Service and Supply Company. He was beloved by coworkers and industry associates throughout West Texas and New Mexico.
Ed loved aeronautics, war movies and World War II history, Permian Basin Oil Shows, Mojo and Dallas Cowboys football. He was also an avid supporter of the Confederate Air Force.
He is survived by his mother, Bettie Kersbergen of Eureka, KS; twin sisters, Linda Burris of Houston, TX; and Sandra Smith of Arkansas City, KS; brother, Bill Ericson of Paola, KS; children, Ronnie Brumback of Edwardsville, IL; and Stephanie Durbin of Greenwood, MO; five grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Ed was preceded in death by his father, Charles Edward Brumback.
The family will be receiving Ed’s friends at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 3:00pm – 6:00pm. Family funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Koup Family Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Lakemary Center ( www.lakemaryctr.org ). Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045 which is overseeing local arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family online, at koupfunerals.com.
Ed was the son of Bettie Lou Frazier Brumback, a nurse, and Charles Edward Brumback, a World War II B-17 Navigator killed over Germany in April 1944. He was born on September 18, 1944 in El Dorado, KS and grew up on a farm near Quincy, KS. He attended Emporia State University after graduating from Hamilton High School. He moved to Odessa in 1965 and married Sharon Ann Casey in 1966. He was a life-long worker in the Permian Basin employed by Electric Service Company, Gates Rubber Company and Engine Service and Supply Company. He was beloved by coworkers and industry associates throughout West Texas and New Mexico.
Ed loved aeronautics, war movies and World War II history, Permian Basin Oil Shows, Mojo and Dallas Cowboys football. He was also an avid supporter of the Confederate Air Force.
He is survived by his mother, Bettie Kersbergen of Eureka, KS; twin sisters, Linda Burris of Houston, TX; and Sandra Smith of Arkansas City, KS; brother, Bill Ericson of Paola, KS; children, Ronnie Brumback of Edwardsville, IL; and Stephanie Durbin of Greenwood, MO; five grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Ed was preceded in death by his father, Charles Edward Brumback.
The family will be receiving Ed’s friends at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 3:00pm – 6:00pm. Family funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Koup Family Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to Lakemary Center ( www.lakemaryctr.org ). Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045 which is overseeing local arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family online, at koupfunerals.com.
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