James ‘Earl’ Sanburn was called home to rope his final calf on Friday, May 27, 2016 surrounded by his wife, Jane and children. Earl was born August 7, 1942 to Lee and Mable (Franklin) Sanburn in Lenox, Iowa. Raised in the rural areas around Lenox, Bedford, Conway and Nodaway. Earl married Carolyn Dunn of Nodaway, August 10, 1957 and to this union, 3 children were born, Terri, Tracy and Cody. In 1959, Earl moved his family to Corning when he started working at Conoco Oil. Along with breezing race horses in the early hours and later learned to shoe. In 1960, he hired out as a lineman, trouble shooter and technician for Western Telephone Company, now known as Frontier. He worked there for 25 years. Earl was very fortunate to have owned several very nice roping horses, one that took him to a championship in Calf Roping at Grand River, Iowa in 1971. Some of Earl’s others passions included braiding leather and rawhide, along with hunting and guns. On June 15, 1985, Earl married Jenalee Jane (Beckett) Curphey of Lenox. They resided north of Lenox for a short time, then to Sidney, Iowa. Later they found themselves moving to Wickenburg, Arizona for 18 years, moving to North Platte, NE in 2014. Earl was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He will be missed and loved. He is survived by his wife, Jane; daughters, Terri Sanburn (Gary Warner) of Stapleton and Tracy (Sean) Jackson of North Platte; son, Cody (Triana) Sanburn of Lincoln; grandsons, Aidan and Kade; 10 step grandchildren; 6 step great greandchildren; sister, Jean Moore of Clarinda; niece, Marilyn (Kim) Shore of Clarinda; nephew, Jeff (Lisa) Moore of California; stepsons, Richard (Kathy) Curphey of Cedar Rapids, IA, Mike (Bobbie) Curphey of Texas and Gary Curphey of Sharpsburg, IA; sisters-in-law, Leola Adams and Lois Lamb both of Mt. Ayr, IA, Imogene Mains and Janice (Mike) Miller both of Creston, IA; brother-in-law, David Beckett of Lenox, IA; cousin, Robert Miller of Sand Springs, OK. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, Joe Neuhardt; brothers-in-law, Marty Moore and Earl Beckett; and one step grandson. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com or www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com. Memorials are suggested to the family to be determined at a later date. Services will be 2pm Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Pearson Funeral Home in Corning, Iowa. The family request casual wear. Visitation will be 1pm to 7 pm Wednesday, June 1, 2016 with family receiving from 5 to 7 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte and Friday, June 3, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 4 to 6 at Pearson Funeral Home in Corning, Iowa. Pearson Funeral Home and Carpenter Memorial Chapel are in charge of arrangements.