Edward Lewis McGuire Sr.

Edward Lewis (Ed) McGuire Sr., 79, of Bedford, Va., died Monday, May 24, 2010, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Bedford on August 26, 1930, a son of the late Seth Elbert McGuire Sr. and Ora Corsura Cook McGuire. He was a Navy Veteran serving in the Korean War and was a member of Thaxton Baptist Church. Ed was a retired contractor with J.C. McGuire, Inc. for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jake McGuire and Elijah McGuire, two sisters, Josephine Turpin and Gladys Gipson. Ed is survived by his wife of 56 years, Peggy Robertson McGuire; a son, E.L. McGuire Jr. and wife, Karen, of Bedford; a daughter, Jane McGuire Whitehead and husband, Charlie, of Marietta, Ga.; five grandchildren, Chuck McGuire, Mike McGuire, Taylor Whitehead, Dani McGuire and Kyle Whitehead; two brothers, Seth E. McGuire Jr. and wife, Sallie, William McGuire and wife, Catherine; four sisters, Evelyn Overstreet, Christine Bobbitt, Helen Overstreet and husband, Berry, Mary Lou Gardner and husband, Junior. Memorials may be made to the Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Home, P.O. Box 1398, Brookneal, Va. 24528 and BrightPoint for Children, 1610 Exeter Court, Marietta, Ga. 30068. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Thaxton Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Dellinger officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at Burch-Messier Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 317 W. Main Street, Bedford, (540) 586-7360.