Obit of Edwards, Roy V.  - Jackson County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    24 Feb 2008
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::Sunset Memorial Gardens--Stillwater OK

Edwards, Roy V.

Roy V. Edwards was born on May 19, 1922 in Altus, OK and died on 
August 12, 2005 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He 
was preceded in death by his parents, R.F. and Virgie Edwards, his 
brother, Robert Edwards and his grandson, Brent Edwards. He is 
survived by his wife, Betty Edwards, his sister-in-law, Wilma 
Edwards, his brother-inlaw, Woodrow Mitchell, his children Verna and 
Delvin Black, Roy and Carol Edwards, Jean and Glenn Teague, and Mary 
and Terry Phipps; his grandchildren Stephen and Jan Black, Rodney and 
Erin Teague, Garrett and Elizabeth Kimball, Caroline Teague, 
Katherine Phipps, Laura Phipps; and three great grandchildren, Brylee 
Black, Bradyn Black, and Talton Teague. Mr. Edwards was a graduate of 
Oklahoma A & M and a decorated U.S. Army veteran, having served in 
the Pacific Theater during World War II. He had a long and 
distinguished career with Wilson & Co. and upon retirement enjoyed 
overseeing his ranching and investment activities. He was a long-time 
member of the Church of Christ. He held positions on the boards of 
directors of the State Fair of Oklahoma and the National Cowboy Hall 
of Fame as well as several other companies. He was a generous man who 
loved his family and enjoyed entertaining friends and colleagues. 
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. 
at the Edmond Church of Christ, 801 S. Bryant, with interment at 
Sunset Memorial Gardens, south of Stillwater, OK at 3:30 p.m. In lieu 
of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Mr. Edwards' name to 
The Kids' Place, P.O. Box 258, Edmond, Oklahoma 73083. Services are 
under the direction of the Matthews Funeral Home, Edmond, OK.

Published in The Oklahoman on 8/14/2005.
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