Edward was born May 19, 1965 in New York. He was the son of the late Robert Purple and JoAnn Sutton Purple.
He was an avid conversationalist and loved baseball and bowling.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kala J. Purple.
Survivors include two daughters, Marissa L. Purple and Brittany S. Purple; son, Dustin E. Purple; brother, John R. Purple; two nephews, Jessie R. Purple and Joshua Purple; a niece, Amanda E. Purple; four grandchildren, Xavier M. Howard, Kayden T. Purple, Aurora L. Howard and Kameron E. Cooper.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Bernstein Funeral Home.