Post by EDGE on Apr 22, 2012 12:13:28 GMT -5
Goodbye Colonel Kenny
Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Edwards, 74, of Milton joined his heavenly father on April 20, 2012.
He was born March 18, 1938, in Hurricane to Woodrow and Lottie (Bird) Edwards. He grew up in St. Albans and graduated from St. Albans High School in 1956. He married Frances M. (Marie) Coyner on March 13, 1959. Kenny proudly served in the U.S. Army National Guard, was activated in 1961, and served at Fort Meade, Md.
He was a member of Local 132 Operating Engineers, Charleston, and worked for 33 years as a heavy equipment operator. In his later years, Kenny owned and operated "Kenny's Military" in Milton. He was a faithful member of Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marie of Milton; their beloved children, Kimberly (Troy) Cochran of Milton, Jeffrey (Joan) of Sumter, S.C., and Adam of Dandridge, Tenn.; their grandchildren, Neal and Evan Richardson, Christopher and Steven Edwards, and Collin and Kyra Edwards; two sisters, Lela Loftis of State College, Pa., and Peggy Meadows of Culloden; and one brother, Harry (Glenda) Edwards, also of Culloden. Kenny was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow and Lottie Edwards; and two brothers-in-law, Cecil (Jack) Loftis and Dallas Meadows.
Family and friends are invited to call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton.
Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2012, at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, by Brother Lewis Johnson and Brother Harold Johnson. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Hospice House in Huntington.
Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, is in charge of arrangements.
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Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Edwards, 74, of Milton joined his heavenly father on April 20, 2012.
He was born March 18, 1938, in Hurricane to Woodrow and Lottie (Bird) Edwards. He grew up in St. Albans and graduated from St. Albans High School in 1956. He married Frances M. (Marie) Coyner on March 13, 1959. Kenny proudly served in the U.S. Army National Guard, was activated in 1961, and served at Fort Meade, Md.
He was a member of Local 132 Operating Engineers, Charleston, and worked for 33 years as a heavy equipment operator. In his later years, Kenny owned and operated "Kenny's Military" in Milton. He was a faithful member of Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marie of Milton; their beloved children, Kimberly (Troy) Cochran of Milton, Jeffrey (Joan) of Sumter, S.C., and Adam of Dandridge, Tenn.; their grandchildren, Neal and Evan Richardson, Christopher and Steven Edwards, and Collin and Kyra Edwards; two sisters, Lela Loftis of State College, Pa., and Peggy Meadows of Culloden; and one brother, Harry (Glenda) Edwards, also of Culloden. Kenny was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow and Lottie Edwards; and two brothers-in-law, Cecil (Jack) Loftis and Dallas Meadows.
Family and friends are invited to call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton.
Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2012, at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, by Brother Lewis Johnson and Brother Harold Johnson. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Hospice House in Huntington.
Wallace Funeral Home, Milton, is in charge of arrangements.
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