Obituaries

Lt. Col. Edwin “Ed” Lowe Proctor (USAF Retired), 89, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC.  The family will be celebrating his life with a graveside service at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton.

Edwin was born October 28, 1929 in Lincolnton, NC, the eldest of two children to the late Pat and Ruth Proctor and was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, son, Granddad and “Papaw”.  Ed attended North Carolina State University before joining the Air Force and earning his wings, along with the Distinguished Aviation Cadet honor, in 1952.  He later graduated from the University of Omaha Nebraska; the Air Command and Staff College; and the U.S Army Command and General Staff College.  While in the Air Force, he flew hundreds of combat missions in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and received The Air Medal, The Bronze Star Medal and The Distinguished Flying Cross in 1967.  Ed also participated in a pilot exchange program with the US Navy where he flew missions off the USS Lexington and USS Midway, where he became the 91st Centurion; and was recognized as an Honorary Naval Aviator.  After retiring from the Air Force, he had a successful real estate career in Lincolnton for over 20 years, and has been living in Pinehurst for the past two years.

Survivors include his sister Peggy Reeves of Greenville, SC; four children, Tim Proctor of Lewisville, NC, Teri Faulk of Raleigh, NC, Tracy Corbett of Pinehurst, NC and Trent Proctor of Hayesville, NC; seven grandchildren, Lauren Deisenroth, Erika Proctor, Michael Proctor, Kyle Corbett, Kaylee Proctor, Tia Proctor and Karsen LaRue Corbett; and one great-granddaughter, Olivia Deisenroth.