Edwin Hoyle Stegall's Obituary
Edwin “Ed” Hoyle Stegall of Tavares passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010 at the age of 87. He was born on August 5, 1922 in Fulton, Mississippi to Albert and Bernice Stegall and was the eldest of nine children. He moved his family to Lake County in 1949. Ed served his country in the U.S. Army in WW II. Before retiring, Ed was a businessman in Tavares for many years having owned Tavares Paint and Body, Ed’s Auto Sales and Central Fuel Oil. He was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church in Tavares. Ed was a life long, avid fisherman. He is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years, Emogene Wheeler Stegall; daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Jim Stinson of Tavares; grandchildren, Tammie Vinson of Atlanta, GA and Scott and Jenny Stinson of Leesburg; great-grandchildren, Logan and Griffin Vinson and Cole, Brock and Ella Drew Stinson; brothers, James Stegall of Tavares and Lionel Stegall of Smithville, MS; sister, Jean Knight of Chicago, Il. The Memorial Service for Mr. Stegall was held on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 10:00AM at the First United Methodist Church of Tavares. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given in his name to the memorial fund at First United Methodist Church of Tavares, PO Box 1086, Tavares, FL 32778 or Cornerstone Hospice. Arrangements were entrusted to Steverson Hamlin & Hilbish Funeral Home, 226 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, FL 32778.
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