EDWARD U. "ED" FREEMAN, 67, was born on Sept. 4,
1925, in Thurber, TX to Earl Franklin & Julia Viola
McCoy Freeman. He attended Ranger High School in
the Class of 1944 at Ranger, TX.
He had one daughter Brenda Sue Pyeatt and son-in-law
Ray Pyeatt of Lawton, OK and two grandsons, Kevin
and Kenan Pyeatt. He had a brother and sister to
pass away in their childhood years. Four other
sisters, Odessa Freeman Roberson, Willie Freeman
Joyner, Flogene Freeman Throne (RHS-1948), Betty
Jo Freeman Ryan (RHS-1950) & one brother Ocie Willard
Freeman survive.
Edward was the retired owner and operator of Medevac
Ambulance Service, which he started in 1982. He also
started the Medevac Ambulance in Coleman in 1988. He
served on the Ranger and Abilene police forces before
moving to Brownwood and worked with the Brownwood
Community Hospital ambulance service. He was a Baptist
and lived in Brownwood for 20 years. He spent most
of his life helping other people. He was kind and con-
siderate and loved to visit and talk with friends and
never saw a stranger. He died in Brownwood on Aug. 13,
1993 with interment at the Jenkins Spring Cemetery.