Edwin "Ed, Eddie" Pulliam

Edwin “Ed, Eddie” Wray Pulliam, 62, entered into rest on October 22, 2025.

Edwin was born on April 18, 1963 to Gary and Jane Pulliam in Harrisonville, Missouri. Edwin grew up in Harrisonville and graduated from Harrisonville High School in 1981. He married Lisa Mueller in 1985. Together they had a son, Joshua Wray Pulliam. Edwin and Lisa divorced in 1998. Edwin later married Barbara Gilbert. They have been separated for many years.

After high school Edwin attended William Jewel College and Southwest Baptist University. He worked in many different occupations including a house parent with the Missouri Baptist Children's Home and choir director at Freeman and Cornerstone Southern Baptist Churches. From his childhood he dreamed of driving a semi-truck over the road. Edwin accomplished his dream, and he drove all over the country. He studied his atlas, never got lost and knew his directions well.

Later in life Edwin moved to Forsyth, Missouri to be close to his son and in his final years lived in his home. In his final days living in the nursing home, he remained a faithful Christian and servant of Jesus Christ. He led Bible studies and even preached a sermon one Sunday morning.

Edwin was a loving man. He loved Jesus, his family, being a father and grandpa, visiting with friends, music, naps, and making people laugh. He was very blessed and was loved by all of his family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his father Gary Pulliam, brother Clayton Duane Pulliam, Aunt Zelda Pulliam, Uncle Larry Pulliam and Uncle Thomas Strausbaugh.

He is survived by: his mother Jane Schuster and step-father Larry Schuster, brother Gary “Gene” Pulliam and his partner John Mueller, his aunt Shirley Strausbaugh, Uncle Richard Pulliam, and Aunt Sue Pulliam, his son Joshua Pulliam and wife Emily, three grandchildren Joshua, Becca, and Josiah, and two bonus granddaughters Dixie and Dakota, along with a niece, two nephews, and many cousins.

Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 30, 2025 at First Baptist Church, Harrisonville, Missouri. 

Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 30, 2025 at First Baptist Church, Harrisonville, Missouri with interment at Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, Missouri.