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Surfside Beach E. Virginia Sullivan Edna Virginia Sullivan, 94, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at her home in Surfside Beach. Born in Fairfax, VA, Edna was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Garner. She was named after the nurse that cared for her wounded father during World War I. Shortly after returning from the war, Edna's father became ill and passed away when she was only six years old. Her mother married Seymour Wean and they raised Edna on several different farms in Virginia. Following graduation, Edna worked several different jobs before a book keeper's position at a local dairy. It was there that she met Charlie, her husband to be for over 60 years. Shortly after marriage Edna gave birth to her first son Chuck and then four and a half years later to her second son Ken. She embraced her role as housewife but most especially her role as a mother. During her early years, Edna enjoyed sewing and taking walks with her husband and family dogs. Later on she enjoyed working puzzles, going to shows or just relaxing on her porch with a glass of wine. After moving to South Carolina in 1993, Edna began to travel more. She went on many cruises and spent her 50th Anniversary in Hawaii. Although Edna was a quite person, she was a good listener and could talk your ears off once she got started. She always put her family's needs ahead of her own. No one could have asked for a better wife, mother or person. We will never forget her. In addition to her parents Edna is predeceased by her loving husband, Charles T. Sullivan, Sr., sisters, Ruth Lieber, Mary Boucher, Paula Baker and her step father, Seymour Wean. Survivors include her sons, Chuck Sullivan and Ken Sullivan, Surfside Beach; step sisters, Evelyn Whitmore, Manassas, VA; Helen Helsel, Chillicothe, OH. Services will be held in Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas, VA at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Beacon Hospice, 3959 Hwy. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576. Sign an online guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com/obituaries Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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Edna Sullivan

May 6, 1920 - August 13, 2014