Edward Odell ‘Ed’ Garner
YORKTOWN Our loving father, husband, paw-paw, old pop-pop and uncle, Edward Odell “Ed” Garner, peacefully passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
He was born to Marvin and Pauline Garner in Selma, North Carolina. Ed grew up in both Selma, North Carolina, and Newport News when his family moved to the area. Ed enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1954 and served with the 11th Airborne Division, 553rd Military Police Company, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Ed married his beloved wife, Eva L. May, on Nov. 2, 1956. Together, they raised three daughters, Teresa “Terri” (John) Walton, Mitzie (Robert) Puakea and Stacy Garrett. Ed is survived by his two daughters, Terri and Mitzie; and three grandsons and six great-grandchildren.