Funeral services for James Edward Ed Arrant will be held Friday, March 9, 2018 at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Rev. Tracy Sistrunk will officiate. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.Ed was born November 20, 1940 in Calhoun, LA and passed away March 6, 2018 in Monroe. He was a retired boilermaker and owner of Ed Pit Stop, and a 32nd degree Mason with Urim 111 Lodge. He enjoyed hunting, racing, mowing his grass and singing Hank Williams. He loved visiting with his many friends at Ed. He especially loved his dog Elrod. Ed is preceded in death by his son, Jimbo Arrant; parents, David and Mamie Arrant; sister, Margie Greenwell and brother, Raymond Arrant.Ed is survived by his wife of 41 years, Jerry Lynn Arrant; son, Randy Phillips of West Monroe; grandchildren, Matt Phillips of Denver, CO, and Brittnee Phillips of West Monroe; great-grandson, Kayden Matthew Claunch of West Monroe; sisters, Mary Ruth Wade, Odessa, TX, and Nellie Knox of West Monroe; brother-in-law, Chief Sims; several nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be Gurvis Hall, Eddie Ray Smalling, Eric Craighead, Craig Pate, Johnny Gilbert and Brian Craighead.Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Norman, James Morris, Jerry Morris, Bob Freeman, Vester Dean, Frank Sheppard, Chief Sims, Roy Howell, Mike Lee and all the loyal customers of Ed.Visitation will be held Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.comKilpatrick Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LA