Earl L. Edmondson

Earl Lee Edmondson 89, formerly from Suffolk, Virginia, passed away January 28, 2015. He was a native of Chicago, Illinois. The son of the late William Joseph and Iva Pearl Davis Edmondson of Craddock, VA. He was preceded in death by four of his siblings William Edmondson, Juanita Edmondson Shepard, Wanda Edmondson Swain, and Gerald Edmondson Eddins. Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife Lenora Edmondson, his sister Irene Edmondson Grimstead, his three children Richard Earl Edmondson, wife Elysia, Laura Edmondson Solomon, husband Bob and Janice Edmondson Locher, husband Michael. He is also survived by grandchildren, William Edmondson, Andrew Edmondson, Christopher Locher, Arden Locher, Hunter Locher and his step children Craig Demchak, Lynn Kidd, Matthew Loy, Mark Loy and families. Earl served in the US Air Force and graduated from RPI and Michigan State before beginning his career in the Food Industry. He founded Central Food Service in Suffolk, Virginia in 1960 which relocated to Kempsville Rd. in Chesapeake, Virginia in 1973 where it became Central Meats and is still a prospering family business today. Earl shared his love of God with people through many years of community service. He worked hard and played hard. His smile and laughter were contagious. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

The family will receive friends in the Hunt Valley Baptist Church, 1800 Worthington Heights Parkway, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030 on Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 2-3pm at which time Funeral Services will be celebrated.

Interment Albert G. Horton J. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, VA on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 2pm.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be directed in Earl's memory to Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030.