Edward Wayne Eller

Edward Wayne "Eddie" Eller, a retired chef and factory worker, died Wednesday at his home in Crossville, Tennessee, after an extended illness. He was 62. A devoted grandfather to 2-year-old twins, Eller was a proud former Marine who enjoyed golfing and fishing. He worked as a chef for 30 years before joining the workforce at the CoLinx LLC factory for more than a decade. Eller was preceded in death by his parents James Calvin Eller and Arnetta Marcella Myers Eller of Crossville, by a sister, Arnetta Meade of Cincinnati, Ohio, and by four brothers: Virgil Eller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Kenneth Eller of Pikeville, Tennessee; James "Jimmy" Eller of Cincinnati, and Carl Eller of Murfreesboro. Survivors include his wife Jennifer Renea Eller, of Crossville, sons Larry Eller of Greenville, Tennessee, and Jimmy Eller of Crossville; step-daughter Jennifer Bilbrey of Lilburn, Georgia; granddaughters Harper and Paisley Bilbrey of Lilburn; a brother, Robert "Hoss" Eller of Crossville, and sisters, Carol (Charles) Seiber of Crossville, Margaret (Junior) Campbell of Crossville, and Lois (Jim) Macke of Cincinnati. The family will receive visitors Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home, 76 E.Adams Street in Crossville, followed immediately by a memorial service there at 3 p.m.