Edward Lewis Couch, a native of Macon, Ga., and a resident of Robertsdale since Nov. 24, 1997, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 in Robertsdale.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from The Atlanta Journal and Constitution in 1986.
He was a lifetime member of Spartan Mason Lodge, and American Legion Post 0156.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilmouth Sis Couch, and a son, James Walter Couch.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ellen Etheridge of Silverhill; son, Lewis Parker Couch of Braselton, Ga.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 24 at Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Ga.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Fairhope.
