Edward "Junior" Soots
August 25, 1925 ~ February 6, 2013
Edward “Junior” Soots, 87, lifetime Mooresville resident, passed away February 6, 2013. He was born on August 25, 1925, in Mooresville, to the late Eddie Lee and Dorothy (Oliver) Soots.
Junior proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps., during WWII. He worked as a brick mason around town, helping with many local buildings, including the Mooresville VFW Post 1111, to where he held a lifetime membership. He was a farmer and small engines and appliance repairman. Junior could fix anything and he truly enjoyed being the jack-of-all-trades. A very gifted man, he passed down his knowledge and instilled his values to everyone that had the privilege of knowing him. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and woodworking.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by one child, Carolyn Bowers; siblings, Louise Ooley and Charles Soots.
Survivors include his loving wife, Helen (Sloan) Soots, to whom he shared nearly 50 years of his life; children, Jim, Jeff, and Suzanne; brother, Russell Eugene Soots of Mooresville; sisters, Dorothy Skaggs and Debbie Stapleton of Mooresville; grandchildren, Teresa Meyer, David LaVullis, Tonya Willis, Damon Bowers all of Mooresville; 12 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 10, 2013, in the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, with calling there from 3 to 7 p.m., on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Burial will follow the service in White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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Rest in peace my old friend. Tonight I will hoist one in your honor, just like we used to do so many years ago!
Sorry about your loss Sue. With sympathy… Allyson
Rest in peace Uncle Jr. We always looked forward to seeing you and Helen on Saturday mornings at mom and dad’s for coffee. Mom seemed to always know when you would be arriving and have coffee ready! It is comforting to know you are now reunited in Heaven. Terri
I am so sorry for the loss you are now experiencing and I know he will be missed by not only family but by all who knew him. By the loving round-the-clock care he received at the hospital and at home by Tonya and Teresa, he knew he was greatly loved and that Helen would be taken care of. He is at peace now. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Emy Belich
jim/suzanne and jeff Soots our Thoughts and Prayers are with you all. Cindy,Don,Peyton and Mike
I’m one very proud grandson of this man! He was like a good friend to me and the whole family We all miss you grandpa. Your favorite saying Take er easy son don’t work to hard. This is a man I would look up to in a second. The last thing he told me grandma that he said about me was ‘I’m the best hard working boy he knows and that is very proud of’ Grandpa you will be missed but never forgotten I love you so very dearly. 🙁 Rest with love grandpa
I don’t appreciate my tribute being removed. Guess no on liked me saying who Junior’s children are and grandchildren. Suzanne, Jeff and Jim if this one doesn’t get deleted I just wanted to let you know I’m sorry about the lose of your father Brenda Myers
TELL IT LIKE IT IS!!!!
Tonya/Family, Sorry for your loss! Please know that he is at peace now! He also knows that all of you stood by him and did what you could! He appreciates all that you did Tonya, Dave, Teresa, and Damon! He knew he was loved by each of you… My thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time.
GRANDPA, EVEN THOUGH I’M NOT EVEN MENTIONED AS YOUR GRANDCHILD, YOU WAS MY BIOLOGICAL GRANDFATHER! AND I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE MEMORIES! FROM RIDING ON THE TRACTOR WITH YOU, GETTING TO STEER THE TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME ‘CAUSE I WAS TO LITTLE TO .HELP YOU, DAMON AND DAVE THROW THE H HAY. YOU WAS A WAR HERO, AMONG MANY OTHER TALENTS YOU POSSESSED!! I LOVE YOU AND YOU WILL BE MISSED BY US ALL! REST IN PEACE.. GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. LOVE ALWAYS, CHRISTINA M. BRANDENBURG
Paw was my great-grandpa by marriage but never made me feel like I wasn’t part of the family. He was loved by all who knew him and will be able to rest easy knowing that grandma will be taken care of. I will miss him coming out to my house every weekend to work on his boat or just tinker around like he was always doing. He would say ‘bye Hun’ to my daughters, his great-great-granddaughters. We will miss him very much, but know that he is happy in heaven with his daughter, my grandma. Take er easy Paw. We will miss you. <3<3<3