![]() ![]() First, serving small churches in West Virginia, and then serving for 39 years as a minister in the Virginia United Methodist Conference for churches across the state. His call to ministry would lead him and Louise to spend their lives in service to the Lord, and to the communities in which they lived. ![]() They were soon married on Januin Moundsville, West Virginia. He returned home in August of 1957 when he met Louise again. Ed served in the Army in Germany from 1955-1957. They spoke briefly and saw each other one other time before he volunteered to serve in the United States Army – accepting what he believed was his responsibility. During this time, Ed attended a Church of the Nazarene delegate event in Huntington, West Virginia, where he met Louise Clark. He is also survived by his 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild Alexandra Schmitt (Ben) Norwood, Caitlin Roberts, Jonathan Schmitt, Christopher Schmitt, Anne Gant, Camden Roberts, Grayson Roberts, and Charlotte Norwood.Īs a young man, Ed felt a strong call to Christian ministry and began pastoring a small church in the mid-1950s. He is survived by his devoted wife of 65 years, Louise Gant and their three children Doug (Liz) Gant, Debbie Barry Schmitt, and Libby (Tim) Roberts. He was the only child of Pearl Gant and Goldie Gant. Ed was born on July 23, 1930, in Newell, West Virginia. Gant, 93, passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on November 29, 2023, in Lynchburg, Virginia. ![]()
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