Nolan John Edwards (1930-1983) - Find a Grave Memorial

Nolan John Edwards

Birth

26 Aug 1930

Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death

18 Aug 1983 (aged 52)

Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA

Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery

Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map

Plot

Sec D, along main road.

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He was the brother of four-time Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. At the height of Edwin's 1983 gubernatorial campaign, Nolan was shot to death in his law office by Rodney Wingate Jr., a disgruntled client. Wingate then killed himself.

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Parents

Clarence W. Edwards

1896–1972
Agnes Brouillette Edwards

1902–1995

Spouse

Eleanor Virginia Byrne Edwards Merrill

1934–2013

Siblings

Audrey Josephine Edwards Isbell

1921–2005
CPT Allan Richard Edwards

1923–2007
Edwin Washington Edwards

1927–2021
Marion David Edwards

1928–2013

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Clarence W. Edwards

Agnes Brouillette Edwards

Eleanor Virginia Byrne Edwards Merrill

Audrey Josephine Edwards Isbell

CPT Allan Richard Edwards

Edwin Washington Edwards

Marion David Edwards

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Eleanor Virginia Byrne Edwards Merrill

Audrey Josephine Edwards Isbell

CPT Allan Richard Edwards

Edwin Washington Edwards

Marion David Edwards

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