Edwin Goodson Gatling, Sr., 91, passed away at home Friday, March 30, 2018.  Born in Isle of Wight County on the Gatling farm, Ed was the son of the late Langley Tayloe Gatling and Margaret Goodson Gatling. 

Ed attended Virginia Tech studying mechanical engineering and was an employee of Newport News Shipbuilding for more than 40 years.  Prior to the shipyard, he owned a boat building business in Hampton with his brother.  

In 1987, when the farm was sold, now Gatling Pointe, Ed moved to Windward Towers in Newport News.  Ed loved spending time with family and friends whether it be boating, fishing, or traveling the world. With his gift of gab, and sense of humor, Ed never met a stranger; to know him was to love him; he was genuinely a good man, fun loving, laid back, good natured and generous to all.  

A devoted husband and beloved father and Pop, Ed was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Jane Sheally Gatling (d. 2006) and his son, Edwin “Ned” Goodson Gatling Jr. (d.1972).  He leaves to cherish his memory, his daughter, Cynthia “Cindy” Gatling Brouillard and her husband, Philip “Phil” Richard Brouillard of Smithfield; and his granddaughters, Ashley Danielle Brouillard of Suffolk and Brittany Gatling Brouillard of Richmond.  

A service celebrating Ed’s life will be held Wednesday, April 4, 11 a.m. in Colonial Funeral Home, Carrollton.  

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ed’s memory can be made to Riverside Hospice, 12420 Warwick Blvd., Suite 6E, Newport News, 23606 or the Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter, 5843 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, 23605.

Arrangements are in the care of Colonial Funeral Home, 14214 Carrollton Blvd., Carrollton.  Family and friends are encouraged to post condolences and remembrances at colonialfuneralhomesmithfield.com.