Eileen (Amstutz) Balmer

Eileen Balmer, 80, of Huntsville, Alabama, went to be with the Lord on Friday evening, November 3, 2017, at her residence while surrounded by her loving family.    She was at peace and was free of pain as she entered into the presence of her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

She was born on February 12, 1937 near Rockport, Ohio in the farm home of her grandparents, Johann Eugene and Marian Klay Tschiegg, to her parents, Robert Amstutz and Alma Tschiegg Amstutz.  Eileen graduated from Beaverdam High School in 1955 and then from Bob Jones University in 1961.  In 1962, she married Reynolds Keith Balmer of Macomb, Illinois.  They celebrated 55 years of marriage on June 8, 2017.  In 1963, they were blessed with their first son, Daniel Paul Balmer and, in 1965, their second son, Jonathan Joel Balmer.

Reynolds and Eileen Balmer served as missionaries to Puerto Rico.  They also lived in South Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana.  They moved to Huntsville, Alabama in 2015.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 beginning at 10am at Calvary Baptist Church.  Funeral services will follow at 11am with Dr. Greg McLaughlin officiating.   Burial will be in Calvary Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Baptist World Mission in Decatur, Alabama, or to the missionary fund of Community Baptist Church in South Bend, Indiana.

Hazel Green Funeral Home is honored to serve the family.