Eric was an avid motorcycle lover and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He loved his music and we are pretty sure that all of Greenwood heard it as he drove around town. A man who loved his wife for 33 years, his boys and his grandbabies. You could not miss seeing the pride, joy and love in his eyes when he spoke of his two boys and the men that they turned out to be. The love for his grandchildren was without measure but those two little 3-year old divas, Harley and Dakota held their “Papa’s” whole heart. If you had the honor of being loved by Big E, then you knew what true loyalty and friendship were.
Eric is survived by his wife, Malissa; son, Eric Jr. and wife, Elizabeth; son Adam; grandsons, Hayden and Axell; granddaughters, Brylann, Harley and Dakota; his father, Danny and step-mother, Peggy and numerous siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews. Eric was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Helen Burden.
Memorial service will be 1 p.m., Saturday, September 5 at the Senator Ed Wilkinson Community Pavilion in Greenwood. Cremation is under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood.
