Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Matilda 1935
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The Payette Independent 2-7-1935
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, February 7, 1935
 
Early Settler Dies After Brief Illness
 
MATILDA EDWARDS
 
Mrs. Matilda Edwards died at her home on North 5th street, February 5, at 
noon.  Mrs. Edwards, whose maiden  name was Matilda Wommack was 75 years old, 
being born in Missouri in 1860.  With her parents, she came to Emmett in 1870 
and married Mr. Edwards in 1876 at Emmett.  The moved to Payette in 1887 and 
her husband passed away in 1903.  She was a member of the Church of Christ for 
the past 31 years.
 
Mrs. Edwards is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. O. Mays of Boise and Mrs. 
O. L. Jones of Los Angeles, Calif., and four sons, H. A. Edwards of Payette 
and Alvin Edwards of Payette; Jarvis Edwards of Salem, Oregon; and Elza I. 
Edwards of Los Angeles.
 
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon from the Landon Funeral 
Home with Rev. J. Raymond Fite officiating.
 
The Edwards family built the house that the Landon Funeral parlors now occupy, 
40 years ago.  At that time, the entire block, including the corner where the 
Christian church is was an orchard.

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Riverside Cemetery, Payette

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