Earbert "Earl" L. Fitchpatrick, 74, passed on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.  He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Beverly Fitchpatrick; daughters, Glenda Owens, Linda, Elaine, Christina, Debbie, Tammy, Andreka, Anne, Barbara Ann, Earlronda; sons, Wayne Owens, Toronza, Earlbert, Ervin (Wayne), Earl III;  sisters, Vurvun Bonaparte of North Carolina, AnnaBel Bradford of North Carolina;  brother, Kelsey Fitzpatrick, E.F. Fitchpatrick of Missouri; twenty nine grandchildren, twenty six great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.