WYNELLE RUTH BALDWIN EARP

February 26, 1932 – April 21, 2026

Wynelle Ruth Baldwin Earp, born February 26, 1932 in Paducah, Cottle County, Texas, and wife of Dr. Norman Wesley Earp for almost 75 years went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

Wynelle loved life. She loved people. She attracted people with her optimism and hope. Most of all she had an unshakable faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and lived her life in testimony and service to Him.

Wynelle’s enthusiasm for life and people shone through her teaching career in private schools—including First Baptist Kindergarten, through her teaching all ages from birth to senior adults in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School also through First Baptist Church, and through her numerous hours volunteering at DISD schools Sam Houston, Congress which is now Calhoun, Denton High School, and John H. Guyer High School (Volunteer of the Year). In recent years, she and Wesley daily prayed for seniors in high school through the Wall of Prayer Ministry*.

Everyone who knew Wynelle saw her deep love for her family and especially her husband Wesley who was at her side still holding her hand when she died. All through their marriage, she and Wesley enjoyed spending time in the Colorado and New Mexico mountains—especially hiking and their six years working at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. They enjoyed keeping up with all the friends they made through the years, and the family reunion times gave them opportunities to keep up with even more distant relatives from generation after generation.

Wynelle was also known for her paintings, being an accomplished and Library of Congress published artist who continued to paint into her 90’s. In the latter years, Wynelle focused her painting mainly on the mountains she and Wesley enjoyed together as well as scenes from each of their childhoods—Pie Town, New Mexico and Okra, Eastland County, Texas respectively. Enjoying painting flowers and especially state flowers from states where the Earp family has lived, Wynelle expanded the project to paint the state flowers from all 50 states.

Wynelle is survived by husband Wesley, children Joye and David Crane, Jeanie and Richard Bragg, and Darryl Earp; grandchildren Aimee Crane, Heidi and Mark Warren, and Kaylee and Kellen Redder; great-granddaughter Hannah Warren. Wynelle is survived by siblings Ola and Richard Crum, Darold Baldwin, Robert and Janie Baldwin, Godfrey and Dolores Baldwin, and Bonnie Baldwin, Molly and Gene Beck. Nieces and Nephews were precious to Wynelle and include Jim and Cathy, Bob and Ellen, Debra and Jerry, Linda, Donna and John, Toye and Curtis, David and Michele, Kristi and Steve, Randy and Kate, Andrew, Robin and Joseph, and Brett; Christy, Mel and Jim, Steve, Robbie and Stan, Rhonda, Rachel and Clint, D’Lynn and Mark—praying for them and their children daily--held so dearly were their children and grand-children. Special to her and Wesley were the Andrews relatives, and being with them every year was a highlight she looked forward to.

Wynelle is predeceased by parents B. H. and Blanche Baldwin, sister Mary Dean-Morriss and brother Eugene Baldwin, in-laws Ben Dean, Les Morriss, Anita Baldwin, Lynn Baldwin, Shirley Baldwin; also Jack and Jo Boggs, Bill Stringer, James and Mary Earp, nephews-in-law Larry Moore and Paul Newberry.

A joint memorial with her husband Wesley will be planned later at the appropriate time.

Please, no flowers. Gifts may be made in Wynelle’s honor to:

First Refuge Ministries

1701 Broadway Street

Denton, Texas 76201

(940) 484-4384

info@firstrm.org

www.dentonrefuge.org

*Wall of Prayer Ministry www.wallofprayer.net

Praying that these older high school students would have a Biblical Fear of God, Salvation in Jesus Christ, Spiritual Wisdom, Hatred of Sin, Healthy Submission to the Authority God has over Them, Healthy Friends, and Purity/Life Mate/Future Plans.