He was preceded in death by his parents James and Edwina Salisbury, brothers Frank and Cletis Jr, and wife of 68 years Lena Belle Salisbury. He is survived by his sister, Katherine Harp, daughter Pamela Treece, and her husband Don Treece, and his two grandsons Aaron and Bryan Treece and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Eddie was a Sergeant in the US Army Medical Corps and served his country with distinction on the front lines of the Korean War where he was awarded a Purple Heart. In 2018 he to traveled to Washington DC to visit the Korean War memorial with his daughter Pam and Grandson Aaron and Kim Borron. Eddie remarked that this trip with his family was one of the most memorable events of his life. Eddie was particularly close to and thankful for his friend and caregiver Jeff McCormick.
Eddie was at one time a Town Marshall for Avondale Mo. He dedicated 55 years working for Central States Beverage Co. No conversation with Eddie ever ended without him talking about the great owners and people he had the pleasure to work for and with as the company grew.
Eddie loved to read and was known to all as a walking encyclopedia of information.
