George Thomas Edwards
April 29, 1902–February 3, 1955 |
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ONSLOW—Funeral services for George Thomas Edwards, 53, who died Feb. 3 in University hospitals, Iowa City, were held Sunday afternoon in Onslow Presbyterian church. Rev. George Tjaden officiated. Walter Sullivan was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Sullivan.
Mr. Edwards has been a patient at the Iowa City hospital since last December. Mrs. John Mayberry and Mrs. Otto Allen were in charge of flowers. Pallbearers were James Moran, Edwin Wilcox, Ray Heideman, Lumir Wosoba, Lawrence Nolan and Manville Welch. Burial was in South Mineral cemetery. Born April 29, 1902, in Monmouth he was the son of Ezra and Jessie McCullough Edwards. He spent his early years there. He was married to Elizabeth Rannals, Fulton, Iowa, who died in 1934, leaving one daughter Margaret Ann, now Mrs. Albert Storm, of Wyoming. On Nov. 6, 1939, he was married to June Scripture of Wyoming. One daughter, Loretta Ann, blessed this union. His entire married life was spent in the Onslow and Monmouth communities. Survivors are his wife, June; two daughters, Mrs. Storm and Loretta Ann; his mother, Mrs. Jessie Carpenter, Wyoming; five sisters, Mrs. Cecil Myers of Onslow, Mrs. George McCalmant of Wyoming, Mrs. Louis Heister, Mrs. Owen Walroff, both of Maquoketa, and Mrs. Leo Lang of Scotch Grove, and two brothers James Carpenter, Oxford Junction and Alva Edwards, in Oregon. Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt ONSLOW—Word was received Thursday of the death of Tommy Edwards at a hospital in Iowa City. Mrs. Edwards was on her way to the hospital when word was received here and didn't find it out until she got there. He died about 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. (1955) Edwards Obituary
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Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt |
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