Edward
Edward Yount, Iii
d. March 13, 2021
Eddie’s childhood was spent in Graham, NC with cousins, kin, and neighbors who remain life-long friends.With one grandfather the superintendent of schools, his Mama Rea a teacher in his school, and his Daddy Holt, the Mayor and owner of Crack & Joe, the family’s downtown dry goods store, he was watched over well throughout that village. His formative years were influenced by the Graham Presbyterian Church, scouting, and the summers he spent working in industrial arts at Alamance Memorial Hospital where his father was administrator. He always joked that the job was created for him. But, that experience served him well the remainder of his life as he could troubleshoot and repair or build almost anything. He attended NC State and was graduated from Elon. His career as the biology teacher who rode his bike to school and as an environmental health inspector suited him well.
Eddie was an expert sailor, and the only thing he liked better than sailing was teaching people how to sail. He held many fond memories of sailing adventures especially at Presbyterian Point. Kayaking came later in life and was almost as much fun. Eddie never saw a clock he did not like or could not fix. He had infinite patience at this work and finding a broken clock to purchase was pure joy.He was a gifted gardener, and peonies that his great grandmother nurtured in Hillsborough still bloom on his garden wall. Always an organic gardener and a devotee of Rachel Carson, he looked forward to receiving and sharing plants from fellow gardeners.
Another talent was searching out Roanoke River Valley antiques. Eddie relished collecting, restoring, and saving North Carolina furniture. But, his most significant restoration was of his Queen Anne house which he undertook with sometimes exasperating historic precision. He also moved to his yard and restored the Dr. Furman well house, the D.Y. Copper playhouse, and the original Poole Cab Company office. A gift from the New Hope Baptist Church of Raleigh led to a year restoration of an 1883 Kranich and Bach grand piano. His mind was ever plotting projects and plans. In the final weeks of his life, he woke grinning one morning and declared in his dreams he had completed Notre Dame Cathedral and every stone fit in place. Surely he could have performed this engineering feat given the chance.
Time spent at Emerald Isle off Coast Guard Road was savored. Eddie might be one of the few people who ever found two megalodon shark teeth over the years. Once he was amazed and fortunate to see the sand sparkle at night with bioluminescence. Of course he knew the cause and could explain this phenomenon. Red tides, sea turtles, butterfly migrations, native plants and grasses, sea pansies, and all the flora and fauna of the coastal plains intrigued him. He was thrilled that over the years he witnessed the brown pelicans reestablish. He was a great admirer of Orrin Pilkey and the NC Coastal Land Management Act.
In the First Presbyterian Church of Henderson, he served as a Deacon and Elder, was a choir member, and taught youth Sunday School. He was a charter member of the North East Piedmont Chorale and an avid supporter of WCPE classical music
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