Mrs. MADALINE PHYLLIS "MADDIE" MORRIS (NEWELL) EDWARDS is the daughter of James Joshua Morris and Mrs. Zerilda Townsend Morris.
First husband - William Daniel Newell
Second husband - Florin Ollie "F.O." Edwards
Obituary
FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. M. EDWARDS ON WEDNESDAY
"Funeral services for Mrs. Maddie Edwards were held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Mrs. Edwards died suddenly in Dallas. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband, F.O. Edwards, of Dallas; the following sons: Newell, of Ohio, and George Hilliard 'G.H.' Newell, Alva Roy Newell and Wesley Newell, all of Dallas; two daughters: Mrs. Irene Davis, of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Myrtle Colquitt, of Saint Louis, Missouri; four sisters: Mrs. Lula Taylor, of Palestine, Mrs. Hallie Bays, Mrs. Birdie James and Mrs. Katie Blackburn, all of Marshall; two brothers, Ivan Morris, of Marshall, and L.T. Morris, of Shreveport, Louisiana; and four grandchildren. Mrs. Edwards was born in Mississippi on March 29, 1869. She had lived in Dallas most of her life. She was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral services were conducted from the chapel of Ed C. Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Williams, pastor of the Methodist church, Dallas, assisted by the Rev. J.E. McGaughy, of the Summitt Street Methodist Church, officiated."
Sources ~ Obituary Published in the Friday, October 4, 1940 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [Texas Newspaper]; Texas Death Certificate 44963 (self); Texas Death Certificate 17511 (husband, Edwards); Texas Death Certificate 44442 (husband, Newell); Texas County Marriage Ledger & Index; the 1940 census records of Dallas County, Texas; the 1930 census records of Tarrant County, Texas; the 1900 census records of Harrison County, Texas; and the 1870 census records of Tishomingo County, Mississippi
First husband - William Daniel Newell
Second husband - Florin Ollie "F.O." Edwards
Obituary
FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. M. EDWARDS ON WEDNESDAY
"Funeral services for Mrs. Maddie Edwards were held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Mrs. Edwards died suddenly in Dallas. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband, F.O. Edwards, of Dallas; the following sons: Newell, of Ohio, and George Hilliard 'G.H.' Newell, Alva Roy Newell and Wesley Newell, all of Dallas; two daughters: Mrs. Irene Davis, of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Myrtle Colquitt, of Saint Louis, Missouri; four sisters: Mrs. Lula Taylor, of Palestine, Mrs. Hallie Bays, Mrs. Birdie James and Mrs. Katie Blackburn, all of Marshall; two brothers, Ivan Morris, of Marshall, and L.T. Morris, of Shreveport, Louisiana; and four grandchildren. Mrs. Edwards was born in Mississippi on March 29, 1869. She had lived in Dallas most of her life. She was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral services were conducted from the chapel of Ed C. Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Williams, pastor of the Methodist church, Dallas, assisted by the Rev. J.E. McGaughy, of the Summitt Street Methodist Church, officiated."
Sources ~ Obituary Published in the Friday, October 4, 1940 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [Texas Newspaper]; Texas Death Certificate 44963 (self); Texas Death Certificate 17511 (husband, Edwards); Texas Death Certificate 44442 (husband, Newell); Texas County Marriage Ledger & Index; the 1940 census records of Dallas County, Texas; the 1930 census records of Tarrant County, Texas; the 1900 census records of Harrison County, Texas; and the 1870 census records of Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Mrs. MADALINE PHYLLIS "MADDIE" MORRIS (NEWELL) EDWARDS is the daughter of James Joshua Morris and Mrs. Zerilda Townsend Morris.
First husband - William Daniel Newell
Second husband - Florin Ollie "F.O." Edwards
Obituary
FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. M. EDWARDS ON WEDNESDAY
"Funeral services for Mrs. Maddie Edwards were held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Mrs. Edwards died suddenly in Dallas. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband, F.O. Edwards, of Dallas; the following sons: Newell, of Ohio, and George Hilliard 'G.H.' Newell, Alva Roy Newell and Wesley Newell, all of Dallas; two daughters: Mrs. Irene Davis, of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Myrtle Colquitt, of Saint Louis, Missouri; four sisters: Mrs. Lula Taylor, of Palestine, Mrs. Hallie Bays, Mrs. Birdie James and Mrs. Katie Blackburn, all of Marshall; two brothers, Ivan Morris, of Marshall, and L.T. Morris, of Shreveport, Louisiana; and four grandchildren. Mrs. Edwards was born in Mississippi on March 29, 1869. She had lived in Dallas most of her life. She was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral services were conducted from the chapel of Ed C. Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Williams, pastor of the Methodist church, Dallas, assisted by the Rev. J.E. McGaughy, of the Summitt Street Methodist Church, officiated."
Sources ~ Obituary Published in the Friday, October 4, 1940 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [Texas Newspaper]; Texas Death Certificate 44963 (self); Texas Death Certificate 17511 (husband, Edwards); Texas Death Certificate 44442 (husband, Newell); Texas County Marriage Ledger & Index; the 1940 census records of Dallas County, Texas; the 1930 census records of Tarrant County, Texas; the 1900 census records of Harrison County, Texas; and the 1870 census records of Tishomingo County, Mississippi
First husband - William Daniel Newell
Second husband - Florin Ollie "F.O." Edwards
Obituary
FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. M. EDWARDS ON WEDNESDAY
"Funeral services for Mrs. Maddie Edwards were held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Mrs. Edwards died suddenly in Dallas. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband, F.O. Edwards, of Dallas; the following sons: Newell, of Ohio, and George Hilliard 'G.H.' Newell, Alva Roy Newell and Wesley Newell, all of Dallas; two daughters: Mrs. Irene Davis, of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Myrtle Colquitt, of Saint Louis, Missouri; four sisters: Mrs. Lula Taylor, of Palestine, Mrs. Hallie Bays, Mrs. Birdie James and Mrs. Katie Blackburn, all of Marshall; two brothers, Ivan Morris, of Marshall, and L.T. Morris, of Shreveport, Louisiana; and four grandchildren. Mrs. Edwards was born in Mississippi on March 29, 1869. She had lived in Dallas most of her life. She was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral services were conducted from the chapel of Ed C. Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Williams, pastor of the Methodist church, Dallas, assisted by the Rev. J.E. McGaughy, of the Summitt Street Methodist Church, officiated."
Sources ~ Obituary Published in the Friday, October 4, 1940 Edition of The Marshall News Messenger [Texas Newspaper]; Texas Death Certificate 44963 (self); Texas Death Certificate 17511 (husband, Edwards); Texas Death Certificate 44442 (husband, Newell); Texas County Marriage Ledger & Index; the 1940 census records of Dallas County, Texas; the 1930 census records of Tarrant County, Texas; the 1900 census records of Harrison County, Texas; and the 1870 census records of Tishomingo County, Mississippi
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