Darryl Worley's Uncle Ed, part-time video star, passes

I’m happy to be back after a few days off, y’all, but sad to say that Darryl Worley’s Uncle Ed died.

Uncle Ed, 95, showed up in several of Darryl’s videos, and that started when director Trey Fanjoy spotted Uncle Ed on the set of Good Day to Run.

He also was a regular at Darryl’s fan club parties and annual Tennessee River Run Event.

Uncle Ed died in his hometown of Savannah, Tenn., over the weekend.

“He taught me my first four chords,” Darryl said in a statement.

“While it’s upsetting, it’s hard to be real distraught – he had such a great life. He was a fixture in my life, and all the fans just loved him. He lived a really full life right up to the end.”

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1. melissa said,
   
   

   on August 1st, 2008 at 8:36 pm

   I saw this in Country Aircheck and hoped I was wrong about who his Uncle was. I’ll be sad every time I see those videos now…he always made me laugh. Thanks for caring enough to post the sad news, Brad.

2. Becky Ann said,
   
   

   on August 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am

   thank you Brad for printing this. You don’t know what this picture means to a lot of us. We were so happy that Uncle Ed got to spend some time with his boy (he refereed to Darryl as my boy) and Savannah Gail. Uncle Ed was a loving and special person to many and will be missed. Heaven got one the best the day he went home. Thank you again
   Becky Ann
   Uncle Ed’s almost grand daughter

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