Edward Crandell Obituary

Edward Oliver Crandell IV Mt. Pleasant - Edward Oliver Crandell IV, 73, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Thursday, December 1, 2022. His Funeral Service will be held Sunday, December 4, 2022, in the Point Hope United Methodist Church, 3404 Turgot Lane at 3:00 pm. Entombment with military honors to follow in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens, 1308 Mathis Ferry Rd. The family will receive friends an hour before the church service. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Mount Pleasant Chapel. Ed was born January 27, 1949, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, son of the late Edward Oliver Crandell III and the late Mildred Gertrude Quillen. He met the love of his life, Betsy, when he moved to Humboldt, TN in his senior year of high school. They were married in 1970 and built a wonderful life together traveling the world while Ed served as a clinical psychologist in the U.S. Army. Ed was devoted to the mental health of our soldiers and served with distinction in Germany, Hawaii, Iraq, and multiple US Mainland locations. Ed retired after 33 years to spend more time with his grandchildren and care for Betsy as she battled Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was a loving and devoted caregiver until the end of her life in 2020. Ed continued to support soldiers and families in his retirement with the local chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. He also dedicated his life to God as a member of Point Hope Methodist Church, serving as Chair of the Staff Parish Relations Committee and participating in the Men's Bible Study. He belonged to the American Psychologist Association and was a man of character and honor. He will be remembered for the way he loved his family and served God and his country. He is survived by his daughter, Bethany Crandell Goodier (Christopher) of Mount Pleasant, SC; two grandchildren, Carson Elizabeth Goodier and Grayson Gill Goodier; his brother, Ronald Crandell (Lisa); His sister-in-law, Jeannie Lytton Luckey (Ken) and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Elizabeth Lytton Crandell and his brother, William Crandell. Memorials may be made to Cure PSP, www.psp.org/ 1216 Broadway, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10001 or the MOAA Foundation, www.moaa.org/donate. P.O. Box 1555 Merrifield, VA 22116. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at legacy.com/obituaries/charleston