Southampton-Greenville County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, John F., 1942 

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JOHN F. EDWARDS 

  John Franklin Edwards, aged 83, died Wednesday afternoon at his home in the 
Boykins community.  Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 
o'clock at Hebron Church, with burial in St. Andrew's Cemetery in Greenville 
County. 

  Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mollie Grizzard Edwards; 10 
children, 56 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. 


John Franklin EDWARDS, retired farmer, 
b. 14 Apr 1859, NC, d. 18 Nov 1942, at home, near Boykins, 
interred in St. Andrew's Methodist Church Cemetery*, Little Low Ground Rd., 
   Greenville Co., 19 Nov 1942, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 38, No. 5, Fri., Nov. 20, 1942, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

A photo of his gravestone - added by George Seitz - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #23488082. 

He is buried with his first wife Adelia A. (ROPER) EDWARDS (1859 - 1899). 

John 2m. Mollie GRIZZARD 7 Apr 1906 in Halifax Co., NC.  Mollie (1888 - 1952) 
   is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond. 

D.Cert. 25769 (Drewryville #15) gives son of John Franklin & Temperance 
   EDWARDS; the informant was his son Floyd. 

The D.Cert. 40-025769 (Drewryville #9) of his brother Branch Beverly EDWARDS 
   gives son of William & Tabbie (McGEE) EDWARDS; the informant was his 
   daughter Ida Mae.  Branch is also buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery. 


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