Edward Leo Tyler, 97, died Monday, January 25, 2021, at St. Bernard's Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas, AR. Edward, the third of eight children born to James Rufus and Laura Edna Prevett Tyler, was born November 27, 1923, at Water Valley, AR.
Edward briefly worked as a seam welder in St. Louis before enlisting in the Army in April 1946 and was honorably discharged in October 1947. His treasured correspondence during this time frame indicated that he sent money home to help with the family farm expenses and the younger siblings' educational needs. He took courses at Southern Baptist College and received his BSE degree from Arkansas State in 1954. Ed accepted teaching positions at Hickory Ridge, AR, a native Indian reservation in AZ, and finally in Trenton, MI. It was in Trenton that he met a lovely librarian, Charlotte Ann Holmes, and they married August 8, 1964, in Escanaba, MI.
Ed and Charlotte enjoyed traveling abroad, but to Ed there was no place like home - Arkansas and his sisters' country cooking. After Charlotte's untimely and tragic death in 1991, Ed left the cold climate and permanently returned to Pocahontas to be near his family. Ed loved his family and was more than generous to his siblings. He was slow and deliberate in his demeanor. He loved to talk and tell stories, but it took him a long time to deliver them, usually with a twinkle in his eye and a smile. His day was not complete without the newspaper and his McDonald's coffee.
Ed was a member of the Noland Church of Christ and had lived at StoneBridge Pocahontas for the past few years.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, his sisters Naomi Tyler Hogue and Alice Tyler Pace, and his brothers Harold, Gerald, and Joseph Tyler.
Edward is survived by his sister Agnes Tyler Mayberry of Bono, AR, his brother Glen (Travis) Tyler, and sister-in-law Loisell Tyler of Pocahontas, 28 nieces and nephews, and many other relatives and friends.
Services will be held Friday, January 29, 2021, at McNabb Funeral Home with Visitation starting at 1:00p.m. and Funeral following at 2:00. Joshua Dement will officiate. Burial will be at Chesser Cemetery.
Nephews honored to serve as pall bearers are Jerry Hogue, Denny Mayberry, Steve Pace, Eugene, Mickey, and Randy Tyler.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests considerations be made to In Search of the Lord's Way, PO Box 371, Edmond, OK 73083-0371 or Children's Homes, Inc., 5515 Walcott Rd., Paragould, AR 72450-3319.

To follow the directives of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, masks covering the mouth and nose are required for all persons in Arkansas for all indoor and outdoor settings, with exposure to non-household members where social distancing cannot be assured. Those attending will also be asked to sign a contact registry and maintain a social distance.