August 15, 1994

WILLIAM `BUD' EDWARDS

SIKESTION -- William J. "Bud" Edwards, 69, died Saturday, Aug. 13, in the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Edwards was a resident of the Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born Nov. 19, 1924, in Kentucky. He was the son of the late Jolly B. and Della Wilmurth Edwards. William Edwards was Baptist...

SIKESTION -- William J. "Bud" Edwards, 69, died Saturday, Aug. 13, in the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Edwards was a resident of the Sikeston Convalescent Center.

He was born Nov. 19, 1924, in Kentucky. He was the son of the late Jolly B. and Della Wilmurth Edwards. William Edwards was Baptist.

He was a retired truck driver and a former resident of East Prairie. He was an Army veteran serving during World War II.

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Survivors include one daughter, Kathryn Leblanc of Huntsville, Ala., three grandchildren, two nieces and one nephew.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Funeral services will be held Monday Aug. 15 at the Shelby Chapel with Bro. Richard Farquhar, pastor of the Freewill Baptist Church in East Prairie, officiating.

Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery near Clinton, Mo. The Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie is in charge of the arrangements.

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