Willie Carroll Edwards


Published/Last Modified on Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:58 PM EDT

RICH SQUARE — Mr. Willie Carroll Edwards, 90, died  Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. 
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Carroll was a native of Northampton County and was a member of Rich Square Baptist Church. Carroll served his Country in the United States Army during World War II. Carroll was a lover of the land, spending his entire life farming. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lillie Parker Edwards; his father, James Lokie Edwards; his first wife, Helen Tant Edwards; a son, Tommie Darryl Edwards; and a brother, Julian Edwards.

Survivors include his wife, Edith Rodgers Edwards of the home; two sons, Ellis C. Edwards and his wife, Bobbie, and Barry M. Edwards and his wife, Georgene Scott, both of Raleigh; one sister, Ella Vann Stevenson of Virginia Beach, Va.; and two grandchildren, Angela Barts of Apex and Jonathan Edwards of Raleigh.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, at Sykes Funeral Service in Rich Square, which is handling the arrangements.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, at Rich Square Baptist Church in Rich Square, with the Rev. Bob Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Rich Square.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.sykesfuneralservice.com.

Copyright © 2009 Roanoke Daily Herald

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