Edwin “Ed” White Lamar, 71
Ed Lamar of Lake Wales left this earthly life to join the Lord on Friday, January 31, 2025, at AdventHealth Lake Wales. Born September 5, 1953 in Thomaston, Georgia to William Perry Lamar and Doris White Lamar, Ed moved with his parents and two brothers to Lake Wales in 1963. A member of the Lake Wales Highlander Band, Ed graduated high school in 1971 and then attended Stetson University as a music major (French Horn). He returned to Lake Wales to help run his family’s architectural millwork shop, Crafters and Builders, where he applied his exceptional artistry and woodworking skills. Ed served as the tower curator at Bok Tower Gardens from 2000 to 2005, meticulously maintaining the tower building and carillon instrument. For the past twenty years Ed was a draftsman for Parlier + Crews Architects, where he scrupulously assisted with production and project management.
For much of his life, Ed was an avid cyclist, whether traveling the country, or cycling to and from work. He was an active participant in local cultural art and music associations, including the Lake Wales Arts Council, Lake Wales Chorale, Lake Wales Little Theatre, and the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, as well as theater pit orchestras and small informal groups and bands.
Ed is preceded in death by his loving parents, Perry and Doris Lamar. He is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Susan Ramsay Lamar; cherished children, Robert Lamar and wife Katherine of Lake Wales, Danielle Farewell and husband Eric of Austin, Texas, and Emilie Quam and husband Kirby of Lake Wales; revered brothers, Malcolm “Chip” Lamar and wife Darlene of Lakeland, and Will Lamar and wife Nancy Shackelford of Winter Garden. Ed was the proud grandfather to nine beloved grandchildren: August, Arthur, Jeremiah, Eloise, Heidi, Olive, Joy, Edwin, and baby girl Quam.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Wales with Reverend Mackay Smith officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Lake Wales Care Center at https://lakewalescarecenter.com/donate/.
