Alice Idella Eubanks (Plainview)

Alice Eubanks passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at First Baptist Church of Plainview.

She was born in Plainview to Tom and Ora Fletcher on November 7, 1930. Alice accepted Christ as her savior at an early age and has been a devoted member of First Baptist Church since 1943. She started school at age five and graduated from Plainview High School at the age of sixteen, with the Class of 1947. Later, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayland Baptist College, her Master of Education degree from Texas Tech University, and her Library Certification from North Texas State University.

Alice married Douglas Eubanks on October 10, 1950 in Clovis, New Mexico. Later, they were blessed with the birth of a son, Fletcher. After his birth, Alice taught first and second grade at Hillcrest and College Hill elementary schools for a total of thirty years. She also served the school system as a librarian for three years.

After retirement, Doug and Alice traveled extensively with their close friends, the late Paul and Ralene Leach. Alice crocheted hundreds of baby caps for newborns at Covenant Hospital, Plainview. She also enjoyed playing bridge and square dancing when she was younger. Alice loved life. She loved her family, her friends, her students, but most of all she loved her Savior, Jesus Christ.

Alice is survived by her son Fletcher, niece, Dawn Malone Thomas and husband, John and their three sons, and best friends, Doc and Mary Helen Cross.

Alice is preceded in death by her husband, Doug, her only sister, Tommie Malone, her brother-in-law Dawson Malone, and her nephew, Mark Malone.