R. B. Edwards, 80, of Bald Mountain, N.C. passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Mission Hospitals, Memorial Campus.
A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Lifus and Annie Moore Edwards and the husband of Lena Edwards.
He was also preceded in death by his son, Richard Bernard Edwards and a sister, Verna Carpenter.
R.B. was a dispatcher for the Yancey County Sheriffs Office for a number of years, then a mail carrier for the Burnsville township, later working at Henredon Furniture. He was on the Board of Directors for the ASCS office for agriculture and a dedicated and lifetime member of the Bald Creek Masonic Lodge #397 AF & AM.
Surviving are his loving wife of 53 years, Lena Johnson Edwards; a sister, Bernice Edwards of Rockford, Tenn.; and a brother-in-law, Heyser Carpenter, also of Rockford. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends also survive.
The graveside service was held Thursday, April 16th at the Edwards Family Cemetery in Bald Mountain
A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Lifus and Annie Moore Edwards and the husband of Lena Edwards.
He was also preceded in death by his son, Richard Bernard Edwards and a sister, Verna Carpenter.
R.B. was a dispatcher for the Yancey County Sheriffs Office for a number of years, then a mail carrier for the Burnsville township, later working at Henredon Furniture. He was on the Board of Directors for the ASCS office for agriculture and a dedicated and lifetime member of the Bald Creek Masonic Lodge #397 AF & AM.
Surviving are his loving wife of 53 years, Lena Johnson Edwards; a sister, Bernice Edwards of Rockford, Tenn.; and a brother-in-law, Heyser Carpenter, also of Rockford. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends also survive.
The graveside service was held Thursday, April 16th at the Edwards Family Cemetery in Bald Mountain
R. B. Edwards, 80, of Bald Mountain, N.C. passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Mission Hospitals, Memorial Campus.
A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Lifus and Annie Moore Edwards and the husband of Lena Edwards.
He was also preceded in death by his son, Richard Bernard Edwards and a sister, Verna Carpenter.
R.B. was a dispatcher for the Yancey County Sheriffs Office for a number of years, then a mail carrier for the Burnsville township, later working at Henredon Furniture. He was on the Board of Directors for the ASCS office for agriculture and a dedicated and lifetime member of the Bald Creek Masonic Lodge #397 AF & AM.
Surviving are his loving wife of 53 years, Lena Johnson Edwards; a sister, Bernice Edwards of Rockford, Tenn.; and a brother-in-law, Heyser Carpenter, also of Rockford. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends also survive.
The graveside service was held Thursday, April 16th at the Edwards Family Cemetery in Bald Mountain
A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Lifus and Annie Moore Edwards and the husband of Lena Edwards.
He was also preceded in death by his son, Richard Bernard Edwards and a sister, Verna Carpenter.
R.B. was a dispatcher for the Yancey County Sheriffs Office for a number of years, then a mail carrier for the Burnsville township, later working at Henredon Furniture. He was on the Board of Directors for the ASCS office for agriculture and a dedicated and lifetime member of the Bald Creek Masonic Lodge #397 AF & AM.
Surviving are his loving wife of 53 years, Lena Johnson Edwards; a sister, Bernice Edwards of Rockford, Tenn.; and a brother-in-law, Heyser Carpenter, also of Rockford. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends also survive.
The graveside service was held Thursday, April 16th at the Edwards Family Cemetery in Bald Mountain
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