Edward Richard Lincoln, Sr., 83, of Brounland Road, Alum Creek, now at rest in the loving arms of the Lord. He passed Saturday December 8, 2012 after a long illness at Valley Center’s Transitional Care Unit South Charleston after a long illness.
He attended Stonewall Jackson High School and Morris Harvey College; he served in the U. S. Army Air Corp / Air Force for more than 22 years. He also retired from Sears after 19 years in sales.
He was the son of the late, William and Elizabeth Evans Lincoln. He was also preceded in death by his dear sister, Carol Clark. Ed loved hunting and often hunted with his friend Carl Adams in Ripley on Carl’s property. Ed, Carl, and Eldon Jones, also of Ripley, had some big conversations. His neighbor and friend, Jackie Blankenship, were very close ….’there is a friend who sticketh closer than a brother,” Proverbs 18:24. Jackie is special to all the family”.
Ed loved God, his family, and his country. He enjoyed family and church activities, camping, traveling, photography, and yardwork. He enjoyed shooting and reloading. He was a member of the NRA and the Putnam County Shooting Range.
A member of the Alum Creek Church of Christ for 29 years and loved reading his Bible. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, friend and Christian. He loved the church and prayed for his brothers and sisters in Christ daily. His kind, affectionate, and grateful spirit will be missed by all those who loved him.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Hazel McKinney Lincoln, and he raised eight children, Tarah Jones and husband, Tony, Eric Stringer, Rhonda O’Daniels and husband, Roger, Susan Lincoln Dempsey and husband, Stephen, V. Lorraine DeLeon and husband, Larry, Carrie Ann Newman and husband, Kent, Edward Lincoln, Jr., and wife, Joyce, Beth Kingery and husband, Alan; brother, Frank Lincoln and sister-in-law Phyllis, and sister, Mary Lincoln Beam and husband, Joe; grandchildren, Ceciliah Haizel, Chloe, Josh, Robert Pierce, Brandy, Shane, Bronson, Carrie, Chris Edward, Elizabeth, Christian, Courtney, Derek, Lauren, Alex, Matthew and Sarah; great grandchildren, Anna, Emma, Thomas, Aurora, Heath Allen, Alaina, Keyan, Kieran, Deacon, Harrison and Alexandra. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to thank Ed’s Doctors Loren and Scott Smith, Mali Kayi, Julio Espiritu, Manual Franco, Marciano Lee and Jason Tackett. They also want to thank Valley Center TCU’s staff for their care.
Ed especially appreciated Albert’s humor and tender care.
Many thanks to Curry Funeral Home. The staff served with excellent care and concern for the family.
Funeral service will be 9:00 AM Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the Alum Creek Church of Christ with Ministers Joseph Watts and Richard Runyan officiating. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Burial with military graveside honors will follow in the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar, WV. Friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, WV.
Sorry to hear about your dad. Our sympathy to you and the family. Your neighbors,
Barb and Steve Henry
Hazel and family. Still think of you all often. Looking back through old pictures brings back such wonderful memories. May GOD extend to you and yours the peace that passeth all understanding. We would have come out Tuesday evening/and or Wednesday if we had known. Looks like you have a beautiful large family. My love and sympathy,
Carolyn Linville
To: Susan Dempsey
From: Linda Dunlap
Sorry for you loss does not fill the hole in your heart right now. I truly know about all the times you will think I need to tell Dad about this or I wish he could see this or that. May all the good memories be with you and your family. May you be able to laugh about the hard times. They are really the things that will get you through the days ahead. I will put you and yours in my prayers. May the Good Lord be with you tomorrow and forever.
WE SHARE IN YOUR SORROW AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
To: Alex and the family of Edward Lincoln, please know you have our deepest sympathies in your time loss.
James and Stefanie Adkins