Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Emerson R., 1987 

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EMERSON RUDOLPH EDWARDS

   FRANKLIN - Emerson Rudolph Edwards, 63, a retired farmer, died Feb. 8, in a 
hospital.

   Mr. Edwards, a native of Southampton County, was an Army veteran of World 
War II and a member of Capron Baptist Church.

   Survivors include his wife, Lessie T. Edwards; two daughters, Patricia E. 
McGuire and Cilda Ann Edwards, both of Franklin; a sister, Mildred W. Galloway 
of Portsmouth; two brothers, Samuel E. Edwards Jr. of Portsmouth and Sydney M. 
Edwards of Conway, N.C.; and two grandchildren.

   The graveside service was held Tuesday in Rosemont Cemetery in Sedley by 
the Revs. H.V. Conner and Joseph A. Slane.  Memorial donations may be made to 
the Diane Daughtrey Reed Scholarship Fund, c/o Southampton Memorial Hospital 
in Franklin.  Wright Funeral Home handled the arrangements.


[Emerson Rudolph EDWARDS, retired farmer, Army veteran of WW-II, 
 Southampton Co. native, d. 8 Feb 1987, age 63, 
 interred in Rosemont Cemetery*, Sedley, 10 Feb 1987, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 12, 1987, p. 7A] 

[*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
     Rosemont list (S-24):
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt]

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