Cover photo for William Edward "Eddie" Church's Obituary
William Edward "Eddie" Church Profile Photo
1941 William Edward 2024

William Edward "Eddie" Church

September 1, 1941 — April 22, 2024

Ellenboro, NC

William Edward "Eddie" Church, 82, of Ellenboro, NC passed away at the VA Medical Center of Asheville on Monday, April 22, 2024.

Eddie was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on September 01, 1941 to the late William Enoch Church and the late Margaret Myrtle Cash Church.

Eddie was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Ellenboro, North Carolina. He served his country proudly in the US Marine Corps and was a faithful member of the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Eddie served as a mission pastor at three different churches in West Virginia. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and everyone who knew him.

Preceding him in death, including his parents are his son, William "Billy" Church; a brother and four sisters.

Surviving Eddie are his wife of sixty three years, Irene Hall Church; his children, Teresa Church Hartley (Scott), Mark Church (Kathy) and Regina Ramsey; seven grandchildren, Anthony Ramsey (Alana), Mackenzie Parsons (Lee), Tara Church, Holly Newton (Jonathan), John Church, Karen Holloway (William) and Hailey Sexton; nine great grandchildren and a great-great granddaughter.

A funeral service will take place on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 3:00 pm in the chapel of Beam Funeral Service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 2:00 until 3:00 pm. Burial will take place following the service at Drucilla Independent Church Cemetery.

To send flowers to the family in memory of William Edward "Eddie" Church, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Sunday, April 28, 2024

2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern time)

Beam Funeral Service & Crematory

2170 Rutherford Rd, Marion, NC 28752

Get Directions

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Starts at 3:00 pm (Eastern time)

Beam Funeral Service & Crematory

2170 Rutherford Rd, Marion, NC 28752

Get Directions

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Burial

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Get Directions

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 1823

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Send a Card

Send a Card