Edward Rives Myrick

Edward Rives Myrick, age 78, of Warfield, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

A lifelong resident of Brunswick County, he was the son of the late John Hawthorne and Mary Procter Gee Myrick. He was also preceded in death by his brother, John F. Myrick.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Virginia P. Myrick; his children, Charles Myrick (Kelly), Wanda Johnson (Tommy), James Elmore (Laurie), Michael Elmore (Robin), and Alan Elmore (Jennifer); grandchildren, Heather Chisholm (Michael), Amanda Strukl (Joseph), Jami Temple (Mitchell), Morgan Taylor (Joshua), Tara Elmore, Elise Elmore, Grace Elmore, and Emma Myrick; great-grandchildren, Emmerson Temple, Eleanor Strukl, Kaiden Temple, Joseph Strukl, and Lochlan Taylor; sister-in-law, Carolyn Myrick; nephews, John W. Myrick (Jennifer) and Robert G. Myrick; and great-nephews, John D. Myrick and Andrew P. Myrick.

Edward lived a quiet, steady life rooted in the community he called home for nearly eight decades, surrounded by a large and loving family that was the center of his world.