Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Edwards, Ryland T., 1959 

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RYLAND THOMAS EDWARDS 

FRANKLIN MAN DIES HUNTING 

  FRANKLIN - Ryland Thomas Edwards, 64, well known resident of the Franklin 
community, died of a heart attack Tuesday while hunting.

  He was a son of Jesse Thomas and Mrs. India Crumpler Edwards of Southampton 
County.  He was a deacon of Sycamore Baptist Church.

  He was a World War I veteran, a member of Forks of the River Ruritan Club, 
and supervisor of the woodyard of Union Bag Paper Co.

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Josie Rebecca Vaughan Edwards of Franklin; 
three sons, Dr. Robert Thomas Edwards and Richard Vaughan Edwards, both of 
Franklin and Winston Franklin Edwards of Lynchburg; four daughters, Mrs. E. 
Rawls Carter of Powersville, N.C., Mrs. William H. Riddick and Miss Lucille 
Edwards, both of Franklin, and Miss Lena Edwards of Lynchburg; six 
grandchildren; one brother, William Claude Edwards of Franklin; one sister, 
Mrs. Theon A. Darden of Franklin, and two nieces and two nephews.

  A funeral service will be held at W.J.M. Holland Sons Funeral Home here 
today at 4 p.m. by Dr. J.R. Johnson, Chaplain of Virginia Baptist Hospital, 
Lynchburg, and the Rev. Thomas Downing, pastor of Sycamore Baptist Church, 
Franklin, Va.

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RYLAND EDWARDS DIES FOLLOWING HUNT

   Ryland Thomas Edwards, 64, died of a heart attack Tuesday morning.  He was 
stricken at the Bronco Club following a deer hunt and was pronounced dead upon 
arrival at Raiford Memorial Hospital. 

   He was a son of Jesse Thomas and Mrs. India Crumpler Edwards of Southampton 
County.  He was a deacon of Sycamore Baptist Church. 

   He was a World War I veteran, a member of Forks of the River Ruritan Club, 
and supervisor of the wood yard of Union Bag Camp Paper Co. 

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Josie Rebecca Vaughan Edwards of Franklin; 
three sons, Dr. Robert Thomas Edwards and Richard Vaughan Edwards, both of 
Franklin, and Winston Franklin Edwards of Lynchburg; four daughters, Mrs. E. 
Rawls Carter of Powersville, N.C., Mrs. William H. Riddick and Miss Lucille 
Edwards, both of Franklin, and Miss Lena Edwards of Lynchburg; six 
grandchildren; one brother, William Claude Edwards of Franklin; one sister, 
Mrs. Theon A. Darden of Franklin, and two nieces and two nephews. 

   Funeral services were held at W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home here 
Wednesday, at 4 p.m. by Dr. J.R. Johnson, chaplain of Virginia Baptist 
Hospital, Lynchburg, and the Rev. Thomas Downing, pastor of Sycamore Baptist 
Church.  Burial was in Sycamore Church cemetery. 

   Pallbearers were Pat Cotton, Willie Cotton, Vernard Cotton, Hunter Darden, 
Harry Skipper, C.B. Smart, Otto Harcum, George Steinback. 


Ryland Thomas EDWARDS, Union Bag woodyard supervisor, WW-I veteran, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 17 Nov 1959, age 64, 
interred in Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery (Row 2, Plot 13*), 18 Nov 1959, 
donated obits, newspapers unknown 

*His parents are also buried there (Row 4, Plot 34). 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-29&32):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His widow's (donated, 1975) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e363j3ob.txt 


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