Robert Lee “Bob” Edwards, 84, of Alum Creek, West Virginia and Pawleys Island, South Carolina, was born September 13, 1925 in Alum Creek to Benjamin and Mattie Edwards and went home to the Lord Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Boone Nursing and Rehab at Danville after a long illness.
He was preceded in death by his parents Ben and Mattie Edwards and first wife Ernestine. and second wife Eliane, two brothers Fred and George and great grandson Dillion McClure.
He was a member of the Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church Sod, Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768 and was a Navy Veteran of WWII for 4 years.
He is survived by his loving wife of twenty years Louise, children Ronnie (Colleen) Edwards of Indiana, Mark “Doug” (Margie) Edwards, Jack Edwards, Nancy Ellen Stout, all of Ohio, Kathy Jean (Mike) Browy of South Carolina, Brenda (Jimmy) Fletcher of North Carolina. Step Children Ron Driggers of Pennsylvania, Judy (Bill) Wiggins and Trish Driggers of South Carolina Patricia (Rich) Stricker of Virginia, Bill (Judy) Starnes of Texas, Wllen (Allen) Waters of South Carolina, 15 Grandchildren and 16 Great Grandchildren. 16 Great-Great Grandchildren.
Service will be 2:00 PM Monday February 15, at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road Alum Creek with Pastors Mike Kordusky and Robert L. Butch Leadman officiating. Burial with military rites conducted by the Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768 will be at Forks of Coal Memorial Park Alum Creek. Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Sunday at the funeral home. “LOVED BY ALL”