In Memory

Edwin Lawrence Geanes

Edwin Lawrence Geanes

Edwin Lawrence (Larry) Geanes of Jackson, NC

June 25, 1939 - May 31, 2012 

Edwin L. “Larry” Geanes, 72, of Jackson, N.C., died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at his residence.

He was born June 25, 1939, in Raleigh, N.C., the son of the late Edward Hayes Geanes and Lucy Elizabeth Geanes. He was also predeceased by two brothers, Richard and Carl Geanes and one sister, Peggy G. Bryan.

Larry was a faithful member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. He was a Lion and a U.S. Air Force Veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Lynda Johnson Geanes of Jackson, and a faithful and loving companion, Bentley, their dog; a daughter, Tracy G. Johnson of Greenville, S.C., and his sons, Edwin L. Geanes Jr. of Pageland, S.C., Kevin Robert Geanes and his wife, Stephanie, of Redlands, Calif., and William Ryan Geanes of Rocky Mount, N.C.; his grandchildren, Brandon Johnson, Michael Geanes, Cameron Johnson, Anna Johnson, Kenna and Katherine Geanes and his sisters, Madelyn G. Gattis and Nancy G. Kearns; and many nieces and nephews, whom he loved.

Source of Obituary, Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, June 3, 2012