Edwin Douglas Cheatham, Jr.

January 8, 1949 – July 3, 2021

Edwin Douglas Cheatham, Jr., 72, husband of Mary Jane Redd Cheatham, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at his home.

Born January 8, 1949, in Baton Rouge, La., he was a son of the late Edwin Douglas Cheatham and the late Norma Frazier Johnson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a loyal Notre Dame Football fan, and a world traveler.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Jane, Summerton, S.C.; three children, Edwin Douglas Cheatham III (Mindy), Summerton, S.C., Scott Mitchell Cheatham, Lafayette, and Tracy Cheatham-Allen, Summerton, S.C.; three grandchildren, Scott Mitchell Cheatham, Jr., Payton Cheatham-Allen, and Edwin Douglas Cheatham IV; three brothers, James K. Johnson, Midway, N.C., George A. Jones, Mocksville, N.C., and Daryl W. Johnson, Noblesville; six sisters, Joyce D. Williams, Pendleton, Audrey E. Helton, Noblesville, Nettie L. Rader, Jackson, La., Brenda S. Mackovich, Westfield, Patricia E. Chadwell, Noblesville, and Teresa B. McFall, Westfield; and several nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life service will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Morse Park and Beach, Osprey Pointe Pavilion, 19777 Morse Park Lane, Noblesville. Please email Teresa McFall at tmcfall77@gmail.com with inquiries.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, S.C., is in charge of the arrangements. Click here to send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Edwin Douglas Cheatham, Jr.