Obituaries:  E. L. Edwards, Sabine Parish       E-363
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 4, 1943
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - E. L. Edwards

  4 Jun 1943 - Last rites for E. L. Edwards, age 48 years, were
held Sunday at four o'clock from the First Baptist church, Rev.
C. W. Williams officiating. Burial was in the Many cemetery with
services conducted by the Masons at the grave.

  Surviving are wife and six children, Mrs. M. Pettit, husband in
U. S. Army; Mrs. Kenneth Ramsey, Beaumont, Texas; E. L., Jr., of
the naval air forces, Corpus Christi, Texas; Judith, Evonne and
William of Many.

  Active pallbearers were five brothers: L. G., G. W., C.
E., J. C. and Z. F. and two brothers in-law, Shelly Tooke and H.
H. Witley. Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family.

  Mr. Edwards spent his early life in Texas, where for 20
years he worked in the oil industry. He served a four-year term
as Sheriff of Sabine parish, two years as state enforcement
officer. Since that time he has been with the postal service as
rural mail carrier. He was a member of the First Baptist church,
a Mason and Shriner.

  Mr. Edwards passed away at 3:30 last Saturday evening at the
family residence on Dillon street after a lengthy illness.