Elouise E. Starr was born on March 16, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas to parents Wilbert T. and Mattie May Hunt. She accepted Christ and was filled with the Holy Spirit at a tent meeting sponsored by Love Sanctuary Church of God in Christ conducted by one Elder G. E. Patterson in 1946. Attended I. M. Terrell High School graduated 1950 and continued to do so at the following institutions of higher learning; City & County Teaching Hospital LVN 1954, Parkland Memorial Teaching Hospital Post Graduate Pharmacology TX 1955, Snyder Business College Santa Barbara, CA 1969, Santa Barbara Business College 1977, UCSB HR Santa Barbara, CA 1980. She moved to California in 1963; soon thereafter became a Licensed COGIC Evangelist Missionary. Mother Starr joined Bethel Church of God in Christ where she flourished as mighty Praise Team leader; she was one who loved God her church and children. Mother Starr began her career as Surgical Charge Nurse at City & County Hospital in Fort Worth Texas and retired from the Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic in 2002 as a Patient Services Expert. Famous for saying things like "Get a Bulldog Grip" on salvation hold on to God's unchanging hand, also she love worship music she beat the tambourine and loved to dance during worship service. Each of her Pastors found her to be a hard willing worker and a Prayer Warrior. No one walked in heels like Mother Starr known to her friends and co-worker as just "Starr" came to live with her oldest son only to fall prey to age during a visit to her oldest daughter where she went home to be with the Lord July 9, 2015.
She leaves to morn her Sons Pastor Darrell Starr, Mr. Paul Starr, and daughters Ms. Darnell D. Starr and Ms. Lanell Starr, 9 grandchildren, also 11 great-grandchildren. Foster children to many to number as well as countless church family members and a host of Christian friends. The most dancing, singing tambourine beating church mother anyone ever had the occasion to see, she and her daughters know how to take the congregation to the height of worship like few have ever done. She is dancing in the presences of her God now. "It's good to get saved but better to stay saved", "Stay on Striate Street" All who knew her will miss her, one never had to wonder what she was thinking she always spoke her mind. To be with the Lord is gain.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Burial will follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.