A visitation for Edward Lee “Big Ed” Erskin, 62, Lawrence, will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Mr. Erskin died Friday, July 3, 2015, at his home.
He was born April 14, 1953, in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Chester Lee and Mary Frances Holden Erskin. He has lived in the Lawrence area most of his life.
Mr. Erskin was an accomplished musician. He was a member of “The Wild Bunch”, “Badlands”, “Desperados”, and “Last Call” bands. He enjoyed farming and cruising downtown Lawrence in his 1927 T-Bucket hotrod, “MSBHAVN”. He loved being on the farm and around his grandkids and family.
He married Karen Louise Reed on November 9th, 1979 in Lawrence. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include daughters, Jennifer Ann Erskin, Kristina Lee Erskin, and Lacy Elizabeth Erskin all of Lawrence; sister, Mary (Tom) Wilson of Perry; brother, Thomas (Lenice) Erskin of Eudora; and grandchildren, Gerrica Cosey, Lucas Erskin, Kashton Spann, Micah Erskin.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Vernon Erskin, and two sisters, Margaret Reeves and Shirley Lohness, and grandson Jordan Erskin.
A private burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to Heartland Hospice, sent in care of the funeral home.
Im sending you my sincere sorrow for your loss of both family members. May God bless you all.
Karen and family, I was very sorry to hear that Ed passed. My prayers are for you and your family. May God lift you up at this time.
Karen , I am soooo sorry. I live in Ozawkie now good grief I couldn’t believe it when my daughter saw it on her facebook. I hope you are doing ok my deepest sympathy goes out to you. I can’t even imagine what you are going through. I love you Karen and know that I am praying for you girl. Love Kim
I am so sorry about your loss. May God bless u at this time
I am so sorry about Ed and Shirley. This is such a sad time. We do have good memories of everyone at the Congo bar to fall back on.
I hope God helps you through this time and heals your hearts soon.
Karen sorry to hear about Ed passing.My prayers are with you all. Loved hearing him play .
Big Ed you will truley be missed thoughts and prayers to the family
To Big Ed’s family. Was sad to hear of his passing. I did some of my best dancing in my younger days to Big Ed and the Bad Lands Band. Him and Darrin Smith were awesome together. In later years, my wife ran a paper route for the Lawrence Journal World. I never worried about her down on the paper dock early in the mornings, because I knew Ed would be watching out for everyone. Bet he is now bellowing out one of my favorite songs, Seven Spanish Angels. God bless you, his family.
big ed and shirley,will be truly missed.we had some fun times back 45 yrs ago,growing up in east lawrence.our prayers go out to all families this has effected.we love yall.
Sorry for your loss.
To Karen and the girls and Tommy and rest of Big Eds family. I am sorry for the loss of Big Ed he is going to be missed and he was a wonderful man and a wonderful friend of mine I am going to miss him. My prayers are with you at this time. Please tell Tommy I am sorry for the loss of his sister and his brother
Larry and I are so sorry to hear about Ed and Shirley. While we didn’t see them very often, we cared deeply for both of them. The Erskin family made me feel so welcomed when I moved from Idaho to Kansas.
Sorry to hear about the passing of Ed and Shirley. Both are wonderful people. Heaven has gained 2 more precious angels. Your family will be in my prayers and thoughts. May God guide you all thru this difficult time
Karen and family… so sorry for your loss…Ed was a great guy to work with and be around…. i will never forget the laughter we had with him. prayers and thoughts
Those Angels are jamming to some good music! Play on Big ED!
Sorry to hear about the passing of Big Ed and Shirley thoughts and prayers to the family.