Edward grew up in California and was only a few credits shy of graduating from Petaluma High School. From 1966 to 1970, he served in the U S Navy as a Diesel Mechanic and Carpenter in the waters off Vietnam and Guam. After the service, he and Virginia were married in California, then moved Idaho, where he continued his schooling in diesel mechanics after she returned to California and filed for divorce. Edward and Judy were sealed for time and all eternity in Idaho Falls LDS Temple in December 1975, then moved to Gig Harbor, WA, and Christine, Edward, and James, all later adopted by Judy's second husband,John Curry of Valdez, Alaska. Edward worked as a handyman most of his life, helping friends and neighbors with odd jobs. After two failed marriages, he became a wanderer, philosopher and poet and knitted good yarns from time to time as a storyteller. He found it easier to be in nature with animals than in the city with people. In his later years, however, he met and married Virginia in the state of Washington and loved her until her recent death. He finally stored away his wandering stick when he moved to Idaho Falls in September 2016 to be closer to the later mentioned children and remained in Idaho Falls since. Survivors included: children James (Phillips) Curry of Idaho Falls, Edward (Phillips) Curry of Nampa and Christine (Phillips, Curry) Wilson (Brian) of Iona; grandchildren Mark Wilson of Boise, Sarah Wilson of Iona, Alyssa Wilson of Iona, Aiden Goodsell of Idaho Falls, Johnathan Goodsell of Idaho Falls; siblings Robert Ranche (Betty) of Salem, OR, Marlene (Ron) Cushing of Nampa and Russell (Joy) Phillips of Tyler, TX. Also precedied by his parents and ex-wives Judy Lee Balls (Curry, Walker) and Virgina Phillips. Graveside services held Saturday, April 23rd with Military Honors performed by Bonneville County Veterans Memorial Team and the United States Navy Honor Guard.∼Obituary, Wood Funeral Home