Services for Dr. Edward Walter Rongers, 82, of Fruitvale, will be held 1 pm Monday, April 29, 2024, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton with Bro. Dan Tarno officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Canton.
Dr. Rongers passed away April 23, 2024 in Tyler. He was born September 14, 1941 in Gary, Indiana to Edward and Madeline Harriet Nye Rongers.
At four years old, Eddie's family moved to Galena Park, TX. After graduating high school with honors in 1959, he attended Sam Houston State University where he majored in Biology and Chemistry. In 1967 Eddie was drafted by the US Army and served as Sgt. E5 Medical Specialist during in the Vietnam War. After he returned from serving in the Army, he attended and graduated from the Palmer College of Chiropractic. Dr. Rongers practiced in Abilene and later opened practices in Wills Point and Greenville. During his practice in Wills Point, he met and later married the love of his life, Barbie Stuart. Eddie enjoyed fishing, hunting and watching Westerns.
Dr. Rongers is survived by his wife, Barbie Stuart; sister, Rosemary and Bill Hardy; niece, Debbie Ruehlen; her children: Rachel and Alessandro Biondi; their children: Leo and Fiona and Allyson; niece, Michelle and Patrick Torres; their children: Zach, Josh and Adam; niece, Christina and Ted Johnson; and their children: Claire and Patrick; his in-laws: Linda Starnes, mother-in-law, Shane & Tam Starnes and family, Bonnie and Mickey Bryan and family, and Kerry Starnes and family. Eddie is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Madeline Rongers.
Pallbearers will be Shane Starnes, Justin Starnes, Clay Allen, Teddy Bass, Ronnie O'Neal and Josh Bailey.
Visitation will be 6-8 pm Sunday at the funeral home.
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