TALLULAH, La. — Charles T. “Tommie” Ervin Sr. died Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at his home. He was 77.

Mr. Ervin was born in Crystal Springs, Miss. He lived in Tallulah for more than 70 years. He was a retired salesman for Cotton Bakeries and a member of First Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army Ranger from 1957 to 1959.

Survivors include his wife, Emily Ruth Ervin of Tallulah; one son, Chuck Ervin of West Monroe, La.; one daughter, Tiffany Anne Steers of Sylacauga, Ala.; one brother, Ira Hugh Ervin of Tallulah; and three grandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Tallulah with the Rev. Crawford Williams officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 2 p.m. until the hour of service. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Hollis E. Ervin III, Richard Thomas, Ira Archie Ervin, David Hugh Ervin, Sammie Byrd and Eric Givens.

Honorary pallbearers will be Logan Steers, Triston Ervin, Larry Cox and the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Department.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to the American Cancer Society.