Emory Ed Jarvis' Obituary
Emory "Ed" Jarvis 85, of The Villages passed away October 16, 2009. He was born to Edwin Lee Jarvis and Madge Blanch McElwee Jarvis on August 22, 1924 in Morgantown, West Virginia. In 1939 Ed was inducted as a Knight of the West Virginia Golden Horseshoe Society, one of the states highest awards for academic achievement. While serving in the United States Navy during World War II, aboard the USS Nashville CL-43, and the USS Reid DD369 both ships were struck by kamikaze enemy action in the Pacific theater. Remaining in the military, his naval career took him all over the world, finally settling his family in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He retired from naval service in 1971 as a Lieutenant Commander then started a second career in real estate, becoming an associate broker in three states. Ed enjoyed numerous hobbies which included fishing, woodworking, flying airplanes, beekeeping and gardening. He built a 22' cabin cruiser with the help of his eldest son Larry and hand crafted each of his five children an heirloom clock. Flying his own plane became one of his passions after he obtained his pilots license. He was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the Virginia Beach Ruritan Club and the West Virginia Society. He is survived by five children, Lois Dianne (Leonard) Reyes, Linda Caron Jarvis (Drew) Jeffreys, Edwin Lawrence (Debra) Jarvis, Roy Allen (Robin) Jarvis and Emory Wayne (Jacqueline) Jarvis, eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, three sisters, Virginia Boggess, Jean Fleming and Garnet Williams and one brother Ira Lewis Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis has been transferred to Matheny Whited Funeral Home in Elizabeth, West Virginia (304-275-4229) for services and interment in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery, Palestine, West Virginia. He was laid to eternal rest beside his loving wife of forty nine years, Nora Elizabeth Hutchinson Jarvis In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to Bethesda Baptist Church, Two Run, Palestine, WV, 26160
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