Northampton County NcArchives Obituaries.....Edwards, Claude Hinton 1948
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THE TIDEWATER NEWS – 06-25-1948, P. 12
CLAUDE HINTON EDWARDS

   Claude Edwards, 65, died at his home near Drewryville on Wednesday, June 9, 
about one o’clock in the afternoon after an extended illness.

   He was born May 7, 1883, the son of the late John F. Edwards and Adelia 
Raper Edwards of Northampton County, N.C.  For many years he was a member of 
the Persons Methodist Church, in which he was an active worker until ill 
health prevented.

   Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Eunice Evelyn Grizzard Edward of the 
Drewryville community; seven daughters, Miss Shirley Mae Edwards of 
Drewryville and Miss Lois M. Edwards of Lawrenceville, Mrs. John Grizzard of 
Richmond, Mrs. Quinton Dunlow of Lynnhaven, Mrs. Frank Griffin of Boykins, 
Mrs. Earl Cooke of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Ralph Dunlow of Courtland; nine sons, 
Gilbert Thomas Edwards, Stuart Jackson Edwards and Wallace Grizzard Edwards of 
Drewryville, Lloyd Naff Edwards, William Edwards and Lennie T. Edwards of 
Emporia, Charlie L. Edwards and Joseph Edwards of Richmond and Pfc. James 
Edwards of Fort Bragg, N.C.; 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

   Other survivors are one sister, Mrs. Essie E. Grizzard of Drewryville; 
five  brothers, a twin, Floyd Edwards, and Roy T. Edwards of Drewryville, 
William Edwards and Val M. Edwards of Emporia, and L.B. Edwards of Richmond. 
There are also two half-brothers, R.L. Edwards and Thornton Edwards of 
Richmond, one half-sister, Mrs. Ashby Cook of Richmond, and his step-mother, 
Mrs. John F. Edwards of Richmond.

   Funeral services for Mr. Edwards were conducted from Persons Church on 
Friday afternoon at three o’clock, with Rev. W.L. Sturtevant officiating, 
assisted by Rev. H.B. Jennings of Drewryville. Music was furnished by the 
combined choirs of Persons and Hebron churches, accompanied by Mrs. Allen 
Harris. The large attendance at the funeral and the lovely floral designs 
attested to the high esteem in which Mr. Edwards was held in his community.

   Interment was in the cemetery at Persons Church, the active pallbearers 
being Dudley Edwards, Raymond Edwards, Bob Edwards, Horace Edwards, Andrew 
Edwards, William Grizzard, Cleveland Grizzard and Wesley Grizzard.


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