Earnest Reitzel

Earnest "Corky" Eugene Reitzel, 46, of Randleman, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kevin Rollins and Preacher Jimmy Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow at Allred Family Cemetery, 3488 Bethany Church Road, Franklinville, NC 27248. Military honors will be provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.

Earnest was born on September 19, 1979, in Randolph Co. He was a truck driver for 15 years with Routh Transport and finally achieved his dream of opening his own business in July, "Stars Express" named in memory of his late mother, Starla Darrity. Earnest was a man of many talents, he enjoyed drawing, hunting, fishing, building, woodworking, carpentry and racing. He was a culinary expert, making all of his meals from scratch including everyone's favorite homemade alfredo. Earnest loved comedy; his favorite movies were the Ace Ventura series and his favorite phrase was "Bumblebee Tuna!". Earnest loved going on vacation to the mountains. He loved his family and cherished all of their family traditions.

In addition to his mother, Earnest was preceded in death by his grandmother, Peggy Darrity; great grandparents, Marie Pugh, Elmer Williamson, and Earnest Williamson; and stepfather, Phillip Presnell.

He is survived by his wife, Amy Reitzel; daughters, Autumn Rayne Reitzel, Summer Rayne Reitzel; great danes, Diamond Jean and Axel; father, Timothy Reitzel, Sr. (Christine); stepfather, Phillip "Bird" Nixon; sister, Afton Reitzel; brothers, Timothy "Rabbit" Reitzel, Jr., Cody Alan Reitzel; grandparents, Earnest "Pete" Darrity (Sheila); aunt, Darla Allred (Buddy); great aunt, Faye Williams; step-aunt, Kasey Roberts; niece and nephew, Knowledge Thomas, Derrick "Bubba" Thomas, and many others; special cousins, Chelsea Allred, Peggy, and many others; best friends Kevin and Jeanette Rollins, Jeff and Dianna Greene, Ashley Sailors, Brad and Christy Routh, and Ashlyn Slagle.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home.