Earl J. Zimmerman

September 22, 1942 - July 31, 2017

Graveside services for Earl J. Zimmerman, age 74, Tyler, Texas, are scheduled for 10:30 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the Mt. Sylvan Cemetery with Steve Mizzles officiating. Services are under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale. Mr. Zimmerman died Monday, July 31, 2017, in Denison, Texas. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on September 22, 1942, to the late Bert Gene and Ora (Hukill) Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman was employed at Tyler Pipe as a master plumber. Mr. Zimmerman enjoyed hunting and fishing and most importantly being a husband and a dad. Mr. Zimmerman was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Jarldeen Walters. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Zimmerman of Tyler; three children, Tracey McDade of Tyler; Leigh Anne Smith of Tyler; and Earl Lynn Zimmerman of Tyler; brother, J. C. Zimmerman of Tatum; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and niece, Kim Breacheurs of Kilgore, Texas.