Gary Eanes

The Lord created a new star in heaven for Gary McIlwaine â??Bakerâ? Eanes of Dinwiddie who passed away March 6, 2007 at the age of 63. He was the son of the late German Baker and Edith Hoyle Eanes. Gary lived his whole life in the Petersburg-Dinwiddie area and retired as a Sales Associate of the former Triangle Dodge dealership on Crater Road in Petersburg after 16 years of service. Gary was a member of several hunt clubs including the Warwick Hunt Club, an avid fisherman, sports enthusiast, gardener and he loved to cook. He was a devoted son, husband, father and PaPa. Left to cherish his memory will be his wife, Carol Butler Eanes of Dinwiddie; son, Mark A. Eanes and wife, Kim West Eanes and granddaughter, Olivia Brooke Eanes of Church Road; brother, John Kenneth â??JKâ? Eanes and wife, Doris Fitts Eanes of Chesterfield; nephew, Kenny W. Eanes of Emporia; brother-in-law, Everett G. Butler of Chesterfield; sisters-in-law, Mary Butler Ghering of Traverse City, MI, Donna Butler Luxmore of Lancaster, KY; step-sons, Michael David McPhearson of Durham, NC and Jeffery A. McPhearson and wife, Cairin Spain McPhearson and their son, Brady Allen McPhearson of Chester. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007 at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A graveside funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday at Blandford Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Livesay officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association/Richmond Chapter, 2788 Hydraulic Road, Suite 4, Charlottesville, VA 27410. or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5126. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .