Wagon Wheel Antiques and Gifts

08/06/2026

For those with access to the Baltimore Sun, here is the obituary that their reporter April Santana put together about Ed's 59 years as the owner of the Wagon Wheel.

He will have a public visitation and funeral this Saturday, 8 August at Loudon Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. If the weather cooperates, he's going to his final resting place in a horse-drawn carriage. All are welcome.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/07/31/ed-crowl-dies-ellicott-city-shopowner/

Ellicott City Partnership, Historic Ellicott City, Inc., Lower Main Street Old Ellicott City

Edward Raymond Crowl, one of Old Ellicott City’s longest-running business owners, died July 24. He ran Wagon Wheel Antiques and Gifts.

07/31/2026

First, I'd like to say that our family is honored by the outpouring of sympathy and support after the passing of Edward Crowl. He has always held a special place in our hearts, and it has been amazing to see how his time as school teacher and antique shop owner has touched so many of you as well. It really is quite special.

For those who may be interested in Ed's funeral services, you can find the details at the link below. If you have been to the shop and dared to go to the second floor, you no doubt saw a corner of the infamous horse-drawn hearse peeking out from behind the furniture. Well, we thought it would be fitting to have him taken to his final resting place in style, in a horse-drawn hearse.

A public service will be held on Saturday, August 8, at Loudon Park Funeral Home at 3620 Wilkens Avenue. Visitation is from 9:00-11:00, service at 11:00, transported by a white funeral carriage and two white horses for entombment at 12:00. All are welcome.

View Edward R. Crowl's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

07/26/2026

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Edward Crowl, owner of the Wagon Wheel Antique Shop, and one of the last of the original Main Street business owners. As many of you know, Ed had been in poor health, and in June of last year, he withdrew from operating the shop.

The Wagon Wheel has been a fixture of Ellicott City since September of 1967, and it was one of Edward's proudest accomplishments. While the rest of his family was befuddled by the cluttered nature of the shop, Ed loved it that way, and he loved when he had just what a customer was searching for.

He loved Old Ellicott City, and being a part of the businesses there. Four floods, a building fire, and a roof collapse, and he kept going. We were all proud of him. We will post details of his funeral arrangements soon.

Historic Ellicott City, Ellicott City Partnership, Lower Main Street Old Ellicott City