Edward Monroe Talley

Edward Monroe Talley, 78, of Mount Ida, Arkansas, passed away, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Hot Springs. He was born January 7, 1946, in Aurora, Missouri to William Charley and Margurette Lorene (Faucher) Talley. He is preceded in death by both of his parents, brothers Billy Charles Talley and Richard Lee Talley, sister Charlotte Talley Brightwell Cerrato and sister-in-law Murphyia Moore.

Ed is survived by his wife of 53 years, Susan Talley, daughter Leah Susanne (Stacy) McKay, son Scott (Clarinda) Talley, grandchildren Drew (Emily “Too”) Reynolds, Emily Burkholder, Jaden Mitchell, Riley Talley, Ashtyn Talley, great grandchildren Reese Reynolds, Jhett Reynolds, Mason Askew, Kyren Mitchell, sisters Sharon (David) Goodin, Rita (Yancy) Poynter, brother-in-law Lloyd (Chris) Tubbs, Johnnie (Cindy) Moore, nieces, nephews, a host of other family and friends.

Ed loved his family and any sports his kids or grandkids were playing. He was a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan. He was a baseball card and memorabilia collector to the extreme. When he coached little league baseball was some of the happiest days of his life. He could recall every ballgame they played, play by play to his last day on this earth.

When Ed first came to Mount Ida he taught school at Norman then at Mount Ida. He left teaching to go to work at the sawmill business with his father-in-law OJ Tubbs, then Ed and Sue owned and operated an Otasco Store for 8 years until selling and becoming a partner in the sawmill with OJ Tubbs until he purchased the mill. After closing the mill Ed was an Ad Valorem Tax Appraiser for Mack Reynolds Appraisal Company in Glenwood and then for AR Cama Technology where he retired because of health problems in 2017.

A Celebration of Ed’s Life will be held Thursday, March 28, 2024, 11:00 am, at the Don Sealy Baseball Field 430 Ball Park Road Mount Ida, Arkansas, with Bro. Josh Hall, Mike White and Mike Faucher. In lieu of flowers, the family ask instead that donations to be made to the Mount Ida High School Baseball Program. Arrangements are under the direction of Thornton Funeral Home in Mount Ida. Guest register at www.thorntonfh.com.