Pearl Edwards
Pearl Opal Edwards, age 90, of Brunswick, Missouri, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Brunswick Nursing Home.
Pearl was born March 3, 1920 in Keytesville, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Edgar and Sarah Edie (Cox) Coy. She attended Hill School.
On April 16, 1938 she married Charles Edmond Edwards, II in Huntsville, Missouri. He preceded her in death.
Pearl was a cook at the Brunswick Elementary School and had worked in the dry-cleaning business. She had also worked at the White-Rogers Factory and the glove factory. Pearl was a Baptist.
Pearl is survived by three sons, Charles Edmond Edwards, III, Brunswick, Missouri; William Tecumseh Edwards, Brunswick, Missouri; Carlos DeWitt Edwards and wife, Judy, Carrollton, Missouri; two grandchildren, Chana Denise Wilson and Charles Edmond Edward, IV, and two great-grandchildren, Madalyn Abigale Wilson and Charles Edmond Edward, V.
Her parents, four brothers, Charles, Frank, Roy DeWitt and Marlin Leo; four sisters, Mary Jane McSparan, Cynthia Holtmeyer, Minnie Belle Hayes and Ruby Stephens; and one grandson, William Edwards, also preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 9-10:00 a.m., prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Gibson Funeral Home, Brunswick, Missouri, with Reverend Gail Brown officiating. Burial will be in Asbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Missouri.
The family suggests contributions be made to the Asbury Cemetery Association in memory of Pearl. They may be left at or mailed to Gibson Funeral Home, 207 W. Broadway, Brunswick MO 65236.
Condolences may be sent to the family via Gibson Funeral Homes, Inc. website at www.gibsonfunerals.com and clicking on the obituaries link.
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