Bertie County NcArchives Obituaries.....Edwards, Lessie Taylor Tillery 2015 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bruce Saunders bs4403@verizon.net December 7, 2015, 8:45 pm Wright Funeral Home LESSIE TAYLOR TILLERY EDWARDS Born: April 07, 1923 Died: October 13, 2015 Franklin - Lessie Tillery Edwards, 92, passed away October 13, 2015. Mrs. Edwards was born in Bertie County, NC and was a daughter of the late Linwood David Tillery and Lessie Taylor Tillery. She was the widow of Emerson Rudolph Edwards and was predeceased by her brothers, Cecil, Henry, Julian and Hubert and her sisters, Marie Hancock, Bea Halsey, Beverly Johnson, Kitty Daughtrey and Elleise Hancock. She was a member of Sedley Baptist Church and had been a volunteer at the East Pavilion for 28 years. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia McGuire (Joe) and Cilda Edwards, two grandchildren, Daniel McGuire (Denise) and Melissa McGuire Vaughan (Keith), two great grandchildren, Kelly Ann Vaughan and Brandon Vaughan. A graveside funeral will be held at 2PM Thursday October 15, 2015 at Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley with the Rev. James Foreman officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8PM today (Wednesday) at Wright Funeral Home and suggests that memorial donations be made to the Hunterdale Fire Dept. or Sedley Baptist Church. www.wrightfuneralhome.org File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/obits/e/edwards1888nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb