MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Vernon Odell Edwards, 6 Nov 2004 ----¤¤¤¤---- BAKERSVILLE - Vernon Odell Edwards, 77, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004 at his home. A native of Washington County, TN, he was the son of the late Robert and Rosa Hicks Edwards. He was also prececed in death by a brother, Lynn Edwards. He was the retired owner of Fieldstone Corp. and a retired rock mason. He was a member of Pleasant View Church of the Brethren and attended Erwin Church of the Brethren. Survivors include Norma Cook Edwards of Bakersville; one brother, Walter S. Edwards of Jonesboro,TN; two sisters, Flora Jane Hall of Huntsville, AL, and Doris Hurley of Kingsport, TN; and a stepson, Roger Cook. Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakesville. Revs. Mark Huffine and Jimmy Griffith officiated. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Melton Cemetery on Hughes Gap Road. The family received friends from 6 p.m. until the service hour at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------