George C. Edwards, 73, of the 3300 block of Milissa St., a retired chief petty officer, died March 29, 1991, in a Portsmouth hospital.
Mr. Edwards, a native of Isle of Wight County, retired from the Navy after 26 years and from civil service at Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 10 years. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 60, the Police Association of Virginia and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Beverley R. Edwards; four daughters, Charlotte Pacalio, Mary Peters and Lisa Jennings, all of Chesapeake, and Jannette Edwards of Wiesbaden, Germany; two sons, Richard Edwards of Bamberg, Germany, and Curtis Edwards of Kansas City, Kansas; three sisters, Willie Jones and Idabelle Wells, both of Suffolk, and Maggie Jones of Smithfield; three brothers, Ishmel Edwards and Joseph L. Edwards, both of Smithfield, and Robert Edwards of Nags Head; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, by Chaplain L. Lawson Byrd. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II Memorial Scholarship Fund or Memorial Fund, 2508 Fala Circle, Norfolk, Va. 23518.
The Virginian Pilot, page B2, March 31, 1991
Mr. Edwards, a native of Isle of Wight County, retired from the Navy after 26 years and from civil service at Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 10 years. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 60, the Police Association of Virginia and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Beverley R. Edwards; four daughters, Charlotte Pacalio, Mary Peters and Lisa Jennings, all of Chesapeake, and Jannette Edwards of Wiesbaden, Germany; two sons, Richard Edwards of Bamberg, Germany, and Curtis Edwards of Kansas City, Kansas; three sisters, Willie Jones and Idabelle Wells, both of Suffolk, and Maggie Jones of Smithfield; three brothers, Ishmel Edwards and Joseph L. Edwards, both of Smithfield, and Robert Edwards of Nags Head; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, by Chaplain L. Lawson Byrd. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II Memorial Scholarship Fund or Memorial Fund, 2508 Fala Circle, Norfolk, Va. 23518.
The Virginian Pilot, page B2, March 31, 1991
George C. Edwards, 73, of the 3300 block of Milissa St., a retired chief petty officer, died March 29, 1991, in a Portsmouth hospital.
Mr. Edwards, a native of Isle of Wight County, retired from the Navy after 26 years and from civil service at Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 10 years. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 60, the Police Association of Virginia and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Beverley R. Edwards; four daughters, Charlotte Pacalio, Mary Peters and Lisa Jennings, all of Chesapeake, and Jannette Edwards of Wiesbaden, Germany; two sons, Richard Edwards of Bamberg, Germany, and Curtis Edwards of Kansas City, Kansas; three sisters, Willie Jones and Idabelle Wells, both of Suffolk, and Maggie Jones of Smithfield; three brothers, Ishmel Edwards and Joseph L. Edwards, both of Smithfield, and Robert Edwards of Nags Head; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, by Chaplain L. Lawson Byrd. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II Memorial Scholarship Fund or Memorial Fund, 2508 Fala Circle, Norfolk, Va. 23518.
The Virginian Pilot, page B2, March 31, 1991
Mr. Edwards, a native of Isle of Wight County, retired from the Navy after 26 years and from civil service at Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 10 years. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 60, the Police Association of Virginia and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Beverley R. Edwards; four daughters, Charlotte Pacalio, Mary Peters and Lisa Jennings, all of Chesapeake, and Jannette Edwards of Wiesbaden, Germany; two sons, Richard Edwards of Bamberg, Germany, and Curtis Edwards of Kansas City, Kansas; three sisters, Willie Jones and Idabelle Wells, both of Suffolk, and Maggie Jones of Smithfield; three brothers, Ishmel Edwards and Joseph L. Edwards, both of Smithfield, and Robert Edwards of Nags Head; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, by Chaplain L. Lawson Byrd. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II Memorial Scholarship Fund or Memorial Fund, 2508 Fala Circle, Norfolk, Va. 23518.
The Virginian Pilot, page B2, March 31, 1991
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