“Ed” is survived by a daughter, Charity Gail (and James) Lynn of Liberty; two sons, Joseph Edward (and Lori Sharp) Phelps of Liberty and William Scotty Phelps of Liberty. He is also survived by two sisters, Charlene (and Harlan) Cross of Liberty and Carol (and Johnny) Gooch of Kings Mountain; ten grandchildren, Ally Phelps, Lexi Phelps, Lucas Phelps, Brittany Phelps, Austin Phelps, John Phelps, Jack Phelps, Ashley Lynn, Bradley Lynn, and Cole Lynn; and two great-grandchildren, Zachary and Ansley.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers, Jackie Glenn and William Delmer.
Cremation rites were honored by McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.mckinneybrown.com.