F. Richard Edwards
October 2, 1924 ~ January 23, 2014
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F. Richard Edwards, Jr., age 89, went to be with his Lord Thursday, January 23, 2014. Born in Edgecombe County on October 2, 1924, he was the son of the late Fernie Richard Edwards, Sr. and Ruth Jackson Edwards. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Mildred Harrell Edwards in 2008.
Richard was a devoted husband and father who loved his wife and family. He came to know the Lord later in his life and grew in grace as the years passed by. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rocky Mount. He will be deeply missed by his family who loved him dearly.
Richard was employed by Burlington Industries for over forty-five years. He is well known in the community for his skills at repairing industrial and home sewing machines.
Richard leaves behind to cherish his memory, two sons, Jerry Edwards and wife Joy of Benson and Dick Edwards and wife Della of Rocky Mount; grandchildren, Joy, Jonathan, Jeremy, Anthony, Kimberly and Christy; and one sister, Sadie Dobson of Hampstead, NC.
A service to remember Richard will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home with Rev. Linwood Conner and Rev. Bill Grisham officiating. Visitation with the family will be at 12:30pm to 2:00pm prior to the service. Burial will be at Pineview Cemetery.
Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.
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Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services
1130 N. Winstead Ave.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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Saturday 1/25, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services
1130 N. Winstead Ave.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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Saturday 1/25, 2:00 pm
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Pineview Cemetery
761 N. Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
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My sincere condolences to the Edwards family for your loss. Certainly Richard will be missed dearly! During this time of sorrow, mediating on God^s promises found in his word the Bible can offer comfort-2 Cor 13-5! Jehovah promises that he will swallow up death forever-Isa 258! What a wonderful time that will be! The Bible even helps to appreciate that we can be reunited with our dead loved ones! Jesus stated that this would be possible by means of a resurrection-John 5;28, 29. What a wonderful time it will be to see our dead loved ones again! Please feel free to visit the official website of Jehovah `s Witnesses http://www.jw.org, and read the Watchtower Does death End It All and look up the scriptures in your Bible to see that the victory over death will be soon! May your family be comforted!
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Lit a candle in memory of F. Richard Edwards
Love was the reason for the ransom sacrifice, showing the great love that Jehovah & Jesus had for all of mankind. (John 316) What a wonderful gift we have been giving, to have the hope of seeing our loved ones once again. Death is the age-old enemy, we all meet as our journey end. It is never pleasant, when we loss someone we love. The pain at times, is so heart breaking, that our tears, keep on flowing. (Ps. 3418) Even the perfect man, JESUS CHRIST, Gave way to tears. So greatly grieved was he over the death of his friend, Lazarous. (John 1135) Without fear the way ahead
Our deepest sympathy to the Edwards family. Joe and Mary Ezzell