Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....EDWARDS, JEAN YOUNG FURR June 28, 2016
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News Star World - June 30, 2016
JEAN YOUNG FURR EDWARDS

Jean Furr Edwards, 86, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 in Perry, Georgia 
of natural causes.

Born in Natchez, Mississippi on June 1, 1930, Jean was the oldest child of 
William and Rose Young. A native of Jonesville, Louisiana, she graduated from 
NLU with a Master's +30 in Reading Education and served as a highly respected 
Louisiana public school educator for 29 years. Jean retired from the Ouachita 
Parish School System in 1979. She was a faithful and well-loved member of First 
Baptist Church in West Monroe for over 50 years.

Jean is preceded in death by her husbands, H.L. "Pete" Furr and Bobbie Edwards; 
her brother, John Young; and sisters, Dorothy Evans and Velda Ray Berry.

She is survived by her sisters, Eva "Fro" Davis, Ann Taylor, Rosemary McGowen, 
and brother, David Young, as well as her children, Leslie Furr, John Furr, 
Kathy Furr, Joel Furr, Joan Hurder, and step daughter, Brenda Edwards, and 
their respective families. She has 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 30, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at 
Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 
a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016 at Central Baptist Church in Wisner, Louisiana. 
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given in honor of Jean to the 
Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, 7200 Desiard St., Monroe, LA 71203.

Please go to www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com to sign the Online Registry for the 
family. Kilpatrick Funeral Homes has been entrusted with Mrs. Edwards' 
arrangements. 

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