Obituaries

Edward Stephen Vingoe, 64, passed away unexpectedly on July 11,2021 at the University of Tennessee Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. Ed was born on May 23, 1957, the son of Richard Charles Vingoe and Carla Arlington (Young) Vingoe, in Newburgh, New York, spending most of his life in Wallkill, NY, before moving to Maryville, TN in 2005. Ed attended Wallkill Senior High School, in Wallkill, NY and served in the U.S. Army in Fort Dix, New Jersey from 1974-1977. On September 4, 1981, he married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Brewer. They spent 52 loving years together and recently celebrated 40 years of marriage in 2020. Ed was an avid sports fan and loved the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Yankees. He was also a loyal member of the American Legion Tennessee Division Post 0013. He was an amazing man that you could not help but love. His funny, happy-go lucky attitude blessed all that knew him with many laughs and memories that will be cherished. He took pride in his family as well as in his work, as the property manager for Meadowlands Properties. He will be remembered by all who knew him as a loving son, husband, father, brother, pop-pop and friend. Ed was predeceased by his father, Richard Vingoe. He is survived by his mother, Carla Arlington (Young) Vingoe, his wife, Phyllis (Brewer) Vingoe, his son Edward Stephen Vingoe Jr. and his wife Vicki. His daughter Cyndle (Vingoe) Conklin and her husband Frankie Conklin; one grandson, Edward James Vingoe; five brothers, Richard, William, Charles, Carl, LeRoy and his three sisters, Pruda, Luluanne, and Edith, as well as many nieces and nephews.