Obituary: Rev. James Marion Edwards, 1935, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, FL  32526
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Source: Winn Parish Enterprise, Dec. 26, 1935

FUNERAL SERVICES HELD THURS. FOR REV. J. M. EDWARDS
Succumbs at Home of His Daughter, Mrs. E. J. Byrnes
        Funeral services for Rev. James Marion Edwards, 78 years of age
who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. J. Byrnes, early Thursday
morning, December 26, were held at the home Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock.  Rev. B. C. Land, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted
the services.  Interment was in the Pollock cemetery.
        Active and honorary pallbearers were members of the Men's Bible
Class of the Baptist church, as follows: Bryant Sholars, C. F. Walsworth,
J. N. Sower, R. O. Mills, A. Leonard Allen, Jim Watts, C. O. Garris, Jesse
Corley, J. W. Mitchell, L. C. Carter, C. McGinty, B. L. Anderson, J. N.
Gates, W. L. Smith, J. E. Curry and W. U. Drewett.
        The deceased was born in Catahoula parish July 4, 1887.  He had
been a Baptist minister for the past fifty years serving churches in
Catahoula, Bienville and LaSalle parishes.  Following the death of his
wife six years ago, he came to Winnfield where he has resided since with
his daughter, Mrs. Byrnes.  He had been in ill health for quite a while.
Besides his daughter, Mrs. Byrnes, he is survived by one other daughter,
Mrs. C. H. McKeithen, of Selma, La.