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Tribute to a friend Firefighters pay final respects to colleague
Regional firefighters gathered near Princeton to honor Edwin L. Eddie Egleson III of Bluewell Station after his death at 54. Egleson served 30 years with multiple West Virginia departments and held roles with the McDowell County Firefighters Association, Kimball Fire Department, and Anawalt Fire Department. His funeral spanned Bluewell and Roselawn Memorial Gardens with an escort from the Mercer County Deputy Sheriff Association. He is survived by wife Claudette, son Bobby, brother William, and sister Phyllis.
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Princeton
Princetons
Bluewell
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Edwin L. “Eddie” Egleson III
Bluewell Station
Bluefield
Egleson
West Virginia
McDowell County Firefighters Association
Kimball Fire Department
Anawalt
Buddy Warden
Bluewell Department
Mike Brown
Rescue Squad
Beckley
Mercer County Deputy Sheriff Association
Mercer County
Brown
Claudette Arden Egleson
Robert
Bobby) Egleson
William Robert
Elkins
Phyllis Karean Southern
Walkertown
N.C
Cravens-Shires