Effie Ailene Marler

Services for Effie Ailene Marler (née Campbell) will be held Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 2:30 PM, at Stewart Family Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, of the Catholic Diocese of Tyler. Burial will follow at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Effie passed away February 22, 2013, at Hospice of East Texas Home Place in Tyler. Effie was born February 26, 1922, in Gallup, NM, to Roscoe C. and Ethel Maud Wilson (née Turnbull) (formerly Campbell). She was married for 64 years to William (Bill) C. Marler, Jr., who passed away in 2006. Effie retired from the Allen M. Campbell, Co., General Contractors of Tyler, TX, in the Jacksonville, NC, office where she was office manager and Bill was Vice President of operations for that region. During World War II, Effie served as a Technician Third Grade (generally addressed as Staff Sergeant) in the 6715th WAC Communications Company in the European Theater. She was awarded several medals and honors, including the Bronze Star, for her service. Prior to enlistment, she married Bill, who served in the Army as a Master Sergeant in the Pacific Theater. After the war, the couple settled in Ruidoso, NM, where they managed a bowling alley before moving to Alamogordo, NM, where they managed a motel. The couple later joined the Campbell Company, for which they worked in New Mexico, California, Utah, South Dakota, Florida, and finally Jacksonville, NC, where they retired. In 2006, Bill and Effie moved to Tyler to be near family. Effie was an avid golfer who shot several holes-in-one and won several championships in her career. She also loved bowling, playing bridge and mahjong, life, and being around people in general. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill, their infant son William C. Marler, III, several siblings, and her father and mother. She is survived by her loving family: son Michael Marler and his wife Jan of Tyler and their daughter Kara and her husband Jeremy Kennedy; son Gary Marler and his wife Vicki of Houston, TX, and their children Kiri (née Repp) and her husband Chris Tomasco and their son Carson, Darcie Repp, and Nolan and Rilee Marler; and her brother Ernest Campbell of Eugene, OR. Visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 PM on Monday, February 25, 2013, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy, in Tyler. The family would like to express our deepest appreciation for the loving care Effie received from the staff at The Hamptons at Pine Forest and Hamptons Plus Care over the past several years and the comfort she was given in her final days from the staff at Hospice of East Texas Home Place. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Hospice of East Texas, or the charity of your choice.

Effie Ailene Marler

February 26, 1922 - February 22, 2013