Mr. Edward Bethel, 79 of Charlotte, passed away on May 19, 2017 at Wilora Lake Assisted Living.  He retired from Caterpillar of Omaha, Ne.  He is survived by his son, Ed Darwin, of Omaha, NE; sisters, Leona Sauda, Pauline Frazier of Greensboro; brothers, Dell Bethel, Patrick Johnson all of Eleuthera, Bahamas.