Emmer Luther “E.L.” Pelt, 84, of Nederland, died Sunday, October 21, 2012. He was born October 4, 1928, to Emma Pattillo Pelt and Luther Pelt, and had been a resident of the area since 1956. E.L. was a graduate of Honey Island High School and also a veteran in the United States Army. He continued his education at Stephen F. Austin University, where he received a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration. E.L. was employed for over thirty-five years as a credit union manager, having worked for both Telco Federal Credit Union and Neches Federal Credit Union. He was a sixty year member of the Pine Masonic Lodge #642, Kountze, and a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Nederland.

He is preceded in death by parents, Emma Pattillo Pelt and Luther Pelt; and grandparents, Lem Pattillo and Ella Brackin Pattillo.  Survivors include his wife, Joan Pelt; son, Gerald Pelt; and daughter, Sharon Sherer and her husband, Kirk, all of Nederland; grandchildren, Lucas Pelt and his wife, Julia, of Clovis, New Mexico; Megan Pelt; Ryan Sherer; and Ashlyn Sherer, all of Nederland; great-grandchildren, Cheyenne Pelt and Wyatt Benjamin Luther Pelt; and brother-in-law, Garland Young and his wife, Brenda, of Nederland.  

A gathering of Mr. Pelt’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. His funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Broussard’s, with interment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Music Department, 1911 Nederland Avenue, Nederland, Texas 77627, or Alzheimer's Association, 700 North Street, Suite M, Beaumont, Texas 77701.