Obituary of James Ottis "Joe" Edwards, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Clipping at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Wednesday, January 24, 1990; page 10A


Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.
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James Ottis "Joe" Edwards

James Ottis "Joe" Edwards, 66, of Jonesville, died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday,
January 18, 1990, at Hardtner Medical Ceneter of Urania.

He was an auto mechanic.

Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Lake Lillie Baptist Church with the
Revs. Jack Hagar, Bryan Taylor and Frank Bass, officiating.

Burial followed at Heard Cemetery of Manifest under direction of Hixson
Brothers Funeral Home of Jena.

Survivors include his wife, Christine Wilson Edwards of Jonesville; two sons,
James Ottis Edwards, Jr. of Harrisonburg and Jess Lee Edwards of Jonesville;
three daughters, Jo Ann Fuller of Delhi, Frankie Tolar of Gilbert and Beckie
Carroll of Wisner; two brothers, W. A. Edwards and Jess Larry Edwards, both of
Georgetown; two sisters, Doris Ray Autrey of Port Arthur, Texas and Betty
Janzen of Houston, Texas; and ten grandchildren.

Pallbearers were John Fuller, Roger Tolar, George Carroll Jr., Larry Edwards
and Steve Dean.

Honorary pallbearers were Lloyd Cockran, L. W. Watson, David Patton, Grover
Elliott and Rev. Jack E. Lee.