Edward Waldrop

Edward Curtis Waldrop, 77, of West Columbia, S.C., passed away Tuesday, October 13 ^th surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer.  He was born in Murphy, N.C. to the late Eleanor Curtis and Wiley J. Waldrop.  He was predeceased in death by a brother, Buddy Parrish, a sister, Dorothy Waldroop and a sister, June Anthony.  He is survived by his wife, Ann and son Glenn (Wanda) Shull of Johns Creek, GA, a brother C. Dennis (Judy) Waldrop of Hendersonville, N.C., a grandson Rhett Shull and granddaughter Anna Marie Shull of Johns Creek, GA, a number of loving nieces, nephews , great nieces, great nephews and a special cousin, Tommy (Donna) Orr of Asheville, N.C.  He also had a special relationship with Gwen and Ricky Shuler and their children, Shelley and Shane (Kristen) Shuler of Lexington, S.C.  He retired from Sarah Lee Corporation, formerly Pearce, Young and Angel (PYA) food distributors in 2000 after 30 years of service.  He enjoyed spending time in his yard, working on his pond and loving his dog, Rocky.  He was an animal lover who rescued many dogs in his life.  He is a member of Riverland Hills Baptist Church.  The family would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Steve Madden, Dr. Quillin Davis, the Lexington Medical Center staff, Chris and Andrea Christiansen of Chapin, S.C., Bob and Naomi Hilliard of West Columbia, S.C. and Rob Hilliard of Charlotte, N.C. for their loving care and support.  The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Riverland Hills Baptist Church with Pastor Emery Smith officiating.  The family will receive friends at 2:00 PM at the church.  Burial will be at Woodridge Memorial Gardens of Lexington, S.C. at 4:00 PM.  Memorials may be made to Riverland Hills Baptist Church Building Fund, 201 Lake Murray Boulevard, Irmo, S.C. 29063 or Pets Inc. Animal Shelter, 300 Orchard Drive, West Columbia, S.C. 29169.