Edward Thomas Heather, Sr., age 81 of Marine, IL, born December 23, 1937 in Keyesport, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL.

Edward retired from the U.S. Navy as a Cryptologic Master Chief Petty Officer after many years of service.  Upon retiring he worked repairing cash registers, and was avid Cardinal Baseball fan.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Alta (nee Parsons) Heather; two sisters:  Judy Kay Heather and Patricia Gail Heather; and two brothers:  Charles William Heather and Bobby Dean Heather.

Surviving are his son, Edward T. (Kris) Heather, Jr. of Marine, IL; and a daughter, Kim (Jim) Franko of Mitchell, IL; three grandchildren:  Kurtis (Lindsey) Skogley, Kara (Jeff) Schulte and Jessica (Billy) Witt; and five great-grandchildren:  Kinze, Leann, Elliot, Dylan and Drake.

He is survived by four brothers:  James Eugene Heather, John Westley Heather, Thomas Wilmer Heather, Jr. and Timothy Ray (Parsons) Heather; and three sisters:  Carolyn Jane McDonald, Mary Mae Kenney and Diana Lynn Siltman.

Graveside services with Navy honors will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Navy Memorial Fund ( https://www.navymemorial.org/ ) in his honor.