Burl E. Eddy
Burl E. Eddy, 90, of Newport, Ohio, passed away at 6:45 pm on Monday, February 2, 2009, at Heartland of Marietta.
He was born in Sistersville, WV, on September 29, 1918, a son of Charles and Rose Butcher Eddy. Burl retired in 1983 from Quaker State Oil Refining Corp at St. Marys. He was a veteran, serving in the U. S. Army during WWII, and a member of Sistersville Church of Christ.
On August 12, 1945, he married Laura Marie Matheny who preceded him in death on April 6, 2004.
Burl is survived by his son Donally Robert “Bob” Eddy of Newport.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and 2 brothers, Paul and Forrest Eddy and one sister, Lucille Moody.
Funeral services will be held on Friday (Feb.6) at 1:00 pm at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with Evangelist Jerry Toothman officiating. Burial will be in Newport Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2:00 pm on Thursday with family present from 2 until 4 and from 6 until 8.