CARTER - Robert Earl, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 16, 2005. Earl is survived by his wife of 51 years, Grace of Glenpool; son Rob and his wife Pat of Bixby; son Alan and his wife Nancy of Tulsa; daughter Roberta Hines and her husband Sam of Claremore; son Richard and his wife Darla of Glenpool; sister Linda Holland of Tulsa; 6 grandkids, 2 great grandkids, and a host of friends. Earl worked for 38 years as a U.S. Postal Service employee in Tulsa. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Southwest Church of the Nazarene in Tulsa with interment following at South Heights Cemetery in Sapulpa. Ninde Funeral Directors, Garden Chapel, 918-742-5556