Gregory Allen Edington

Edington, Gregory Allen passed away at his home on Friday June 16, 2023 in Springfield, Ohio at the age of 62. Gregory was born on May 22, 1961 in Springfield the son of Earl Jr. and Barbara Edington. He was a beloved Father, Grandfather, brother and friend. He grew up in the Enon area where he attended elementary through High School, and was a graduate of Greenon High School class of 1979. After graduating High School, he then attended Wright State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Gregory started working for the U.S.  Government at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City in 1983, worked at China Lake Naval research base in CA from 1989 to 1996 when he moved back to Springfield, Ohio with his family. He worked some non-governmental contracting jobs until he got hired in 2008 for the department of defense at DSCC DFAS military depot in Columbus, Ohio before retiring in 2020 with 24 years of service to the U.S. Government. Gregory was always interested in firearms, from the Civil War to the Most Modern ones. He was a competition shooter in various leagues while he lived in California, then he got into Civil War musket competitions for about 10 years after he moved to Ohio. He liked to go shooting at the range for fun in his free time when he wasn’t working. He was also an innovator, making his own civil war musket mini ball design from scratch and selling the produced molds to people in the civil war competition realm; he redesigned a 7.62x39 AR15 magazine to function better and his design was put into production for a company out of Bradenton, Florida called Duramag. Gregory would say his greatest achievement in life was his five kids and four great grandkids. He is survived by his children, Mikal, Joshua (Danielle), Esther, Susanna (Michael), and James; his siblings, Steve, Trisha and Tina (Doug) and his grandchildren, Declan, Mia, Lucy, and Ameliah. He was preceded in death by his parents Earl Jr. and Barbara Edington. A memorial service is being held on Saturday, July 1^st, 2023 at High Street Church of the Nazarene.  Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and the service begins at 11:00 a.m.